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Penn Township is a township in Lycoming County , Pennsylvania , United States . The population was 900 at the 2000 Census . It is part of the Williamsport, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area . HISTORY GEOGRAPHY Penn Township is bordered by Sullivan County to the northeast, Franklin Township to the east, Moreland Township to the south, Wolf Township and Picture Rocks to the west, and Shrewsbury Township to the northwest. As The Crow Flies , Lycoming County is about northwest of Philadelphia and east-northeast of Pittsburgh . According to the United States Census Bureau , the township has a total area of 69.2 Km&2 (26.7 Mi&2 ). 68.8 km&2 (26.6 mi&2) of it is land and 0.4 km&2 (0.1 mi&2) of it (0.52%) is water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 900 people, 349 households, and 263 families residing in the township. The Population Density was 13.1/km&2 (33.9/mi&2). There were 420 housing units at an average density of 6.1/km&2 (15.8/mi&2). The racial makeup of the township was 98.89% White , 0.44% Asian , and 0.67% from two or more races. There were 349 households out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.6% were Married Couples living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.01. In the township the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 112.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.1 males. The median income for a household in the township was $40,735, and the median income for a family was $46,797. Males had a median income of $28,421 versus $22,000 for females. The Per Capita Income for the township was $16,346. About 5.0% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 8.1% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over. REFERENCES |
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