New Milford Township, Pennsylvania

For other Pennsylvania townships with similar names, see Milford Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation).

New Milford Township, Pennsylvania
Township
Lakeside Community Church
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
Coordinates: 41°51′00″N75°42′01″W / 41.85000°N 75.70028°W / 41.85000; -75.70028
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Susquehanna
Settled	1790
Incorporated	1807
Area [1]
• Total	45.41 sq mi (117.60 km2)
• Land	44.81 sq mi (116.06 km2)
• Water	0.60 sq mi (1.55 km2)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	1,797
• Estimate  (2021) [2]	1,798
• Density	42.49/sq mi (16.41/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	18834
Area code	570
FIPS code	42-115-53888

New Milford Township is a township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,797 at the 2020 census. ^[2] Children living in New Milford Township are served by the schools in the Blue Ridge School District, including Blue Ridge High School.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 45.4 square miles (118 km²), of which 44.8 square miles (116 km²) is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²) (1.32%) is water.

History

New Milford Township was formed from Tioga Township in 1807, in what was then the northern part of Luzerne County. ^[3] In 1859, the borough of New Milford was formed from part of New Milford Township. ^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	2,042		—
2020	1,797		−12.0%
2021 (est.)	1,798	[2]	0.1%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

As of the census ^[6] of 2010, there were 2,042 people, 834 households, and 593 families residing in the township. The population density was 45.6 people per square mile (17.6 people/km²). There were 1,226 housing units at an average density of 27.4 per square mile (10.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.5% White, 0.3% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1% of the population.

There were 834 households, out of which 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.6% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the township the population was spread out, with 20.7% under the age of 18, 61.8% from 18 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.4 years.

The median income for a household in the township was $47,462, and the median income for a family was $50,350. Males had a median income of $37,107 versus $28,542 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,574. About 8.4% of families and 11.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.5% of those under age 18 and 16.7% of those age 65 or over.

Bluestone

The New Milford area is dominated by stone quarries. Bluestone is of particular value to not only New Milford Township, but also Susquehanna County.

See also

• Paige Lake, lakeside community within New Milford Twp

References

1. "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
2. Bureau, US Census. "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. "New Milford Township". Susquehanna County Historical Society. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
6. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 14, 2011.