Forest Lake Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania

Forest Lake Township, Pennsylvania
Township
Scenery along Kane Road in Forest Lake Township
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
Coordinates: 41°52′00″N76°00′59″W / 41.86667°N 76.01639°W / 41.86667; -76.01639
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Susquehanna
Settled	1799
Incorporated	1836
Area [1]
• Total	29.93 sq mi (77.52 km2)
• Land	29.80 sq mi (77.18 km2)
• Water	0.13 sq mi (0.33 km2)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	1,121
• Estimate  (2021) [2]	1,117
• Density	37.32/sq mi (14.41/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	570
FIPS code	42-115-26648
Website	Forest Lake Township

Forest Lake Township is a township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,121 as of the 2020 census. ^[2]

History

Forest Lake Township was formed from parts of Bridgewater, Silver Lake, and Middletown Townships on May 4, 1836. ^[3]

In the 1900s, there was an art camp for girls on the lake itself called Camp Sylvania.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 29.93 square miles (77.5 km²), of which 29.8 square miles (77 km²) is land and 0.13 square miles (0.34 km²) (0.43%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	1,193		—
2020	1,121		−6.0%
2021 (est.)	1,117	[2]	−0.4%
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

As of the census ^[5] of 2010, there were 1,193 people, 474 households, and 355 families residing in the township. The population density was 40 people per square mile (15 people/km²). There were 634 housing units at an average density of 21.3 per square mile (8.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.7% White, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.8% of the population.

There were 474 households, out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.7% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.1% were non-families. 19.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the township the population was spread out, with 21.1% under the age of 18, 62.3% from 18 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years.

The median income for a household in the township was $47,500, and the median income for a family was $53,846. Males had a median income of $43,167 versus $25,515 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,251. About 5.4% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.6% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
2. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
3. "Township Incorporations, 1790 to 1853". Susquehanna County Historical Society. Archived from the original on June 23, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
5. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 14, 2011.