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Covington Township is a township in Lackawanna County , Pennsylvania , United States . The population was 1,994 at the 2000 census. GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the township has a total area of 61.2 Km&2 (23.6 Mi&2 ). 60.9 km&2 (23.5 mi&2) of it is land and 0.3 km&2 (0.1 mi&2) of it (0.55%) is water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 1,994 people, 738 households, and 560 families residing in the township. The Population Density was 32.7/km&2 (84.8/mi&2). There were 838 housing units at an average density of 13.8/km&2 (35.7/mi&2). The racial makeup of the township was 98.29% White , 0.65% African American , 0.05% Native American , 0.25% Asian , 0.20% from Other Races , and 0.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.15% of the population. There were 738 households out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.8% were Married Couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% were non-families. 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.13. In the township the population was spread out with 25.1% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.9 males. The median income for a household in the township was $41,875, and the median income for a family was $47,857. Males had a median income of $36,208 versus $21,906 for females. The Per Capita Income for the township was $19,132. About 7.3% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 17.2% of those under age 18 and 13.9% of those age 65 or over. |
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