Lamar Township, Pennsylvania

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Lamar Township,
Pennsylvania
Township
Appalachian Throughway.jpg
U.S. Route 220 as it passes through Lamar Township
Clinton County Pennsylvania incorporated and unincorporated areas Lamar township highlighted.svg
Location in Clinton County and the state of Pennsylvania.
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Clinton
Settled1800
Incorporated1817
Area
[1]
  Total41.00 sq mi (106.20 km2)
  Land40.89 sq mi (105.91 km2)
  Water0.11 sq mi (0.29 km2)
Population
 (2020) [2]
  Total2,600 Increase2.svg
  Estimate 
(2021) [2]
2,598
  Density62.51/sq mi (24.13/km2)
FIPS code 42-035-41112

Lamar Township is an American township that is located in Clinton County, Pennsylvania. The population was 2,600 at the time of the 2020 census. [2]

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Geography

The township is located in southern Clinton County and includes the unincorporated community of Rote. Interstate 80 runs east–west through the township, with one interchange (Exit 178): U.S. Route 220, which leads north to Mill Hall and Lock Haven, the county seat.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Lamar Township has a total area of 41.0 square miles (106.2 km2), of which 40.9 square miles (105.9 km2) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.3 km2), or 0.27%, is water. [3]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1980 2,384
1990 2,345−1.6%
2000 2,4504.5%
2010 2,5172.7%
2020 2,6003.3%
2021 (est.)2,598 [2] −0.1%
source: [4] [5]

As of the census [6] of 2000, there were 2,450 people, 901 households, and 718 families residing in the township.

The population density was 59.8 inhabitants per square mile (23.1/km2). There were 967 housing units at an average density of 23.6/sq mi (9.1/km2).

The racial makeup of the township was 99.10% White, 0.16% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.16% Asian, and 0.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.37% of the population.

There were 901 households, out of which 32.4% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 70.5% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.2% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.

The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.05.

Within the township, the population was spread out, with 24.7% who were under the age of eighteen, 8.4% who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 27.3% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 25.0% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 14.6% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was forty years.

For every one hundred females, there were 98.5 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 95.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $35,332, and the median income for a family was $38,235. Males had a median income of $30,516 compared with that of $19,278 for females.

The per capita income for the township was $15,464.

Approximately 7.8% of families and 9.9% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 12.6% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 13.8% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.

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References

  1. "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Lamar township, Clinton County, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  4. "Clinton County Comprehensive Plan" (PDF). Clinton County, Pennsylvania. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 29, 2007. Retrieved September 19, 2007.
  5. "Population Change 1990–2000: Pennsylvania". Pennsylvania State Data Center. Archived from the original on November 17, 2007. Retrieved September 19, 2007.
  6. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.

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