Sugarloaf Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania
| Sugarloaf Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania |
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A farm in Sugarloaf Township
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 Map of Columbia County, Pennsylvania highlighting Sugarloaf Township |
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 Map of Columbia County, Pennsylvania |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Columbia |
| Settled | 1792 |
| Incorporated | 1812 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 26.3 sq mi (68.1 km2) |
| • Land | 26.1 sq mi (67.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 913 |
| • Density | 35/sq mi (13.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 570 |
Sugarloaf Township is a township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 913 at the 2010 census.
The Y Covered Bridge No. 156 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
Sugarloaf Township is in the northeast corner of Columbia County, bordered to the north by Sullivan County and to the east by Luzerne County. Most of the township is rolling hills, with elevations ranging from 850 to 1,300 feet (260 to 400 m), while the northern part of the township contains the southern escarpment of the Allegheny Plateau, with elevations rising to 2,341 feet (714 m) along Huckleberry Mountain in the west, to 2,250 feet (690 m) on Central Mountain to the east, and to 2,360 feet (720 m) on Red Rock Mountain in the northeast corner.
Sugarloaf Township contains the unincorporated communities of Elk Grove, Jamison City, Central, and Grassmere Park.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Sugarloaf Township has a total area of 26.3 square miles (68.1 km2), of which 26.1 square miles (67.7 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km2), or 0.61%, is water.West Branch Fishing Creek flows southward through the center of the township, part of the Susquehanna River watershed.
As of the census of 2000, there were 885 people, 370 households, and 263 families residing in the township. The population density was 34.2 people per square mile (13.2/km²). There were 779 housing units at an average density of 30.1/sq mi (11.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.98% White, 0.23% African American, 0.45% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 0.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.90% of the population.
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