Roaring Creek Township, Pennsylvania

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Roaring Creek Township,
Pennsylvania
Catawissa Mountain from Ringtown Mountain Road.JPG
Catawissa Mountain in Roaring Creek Township
Map of Roaring Creek Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania Highlighted.png
Map of Columbia County, Pennsylvania highlighting Roaring Creek Township
Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Columbia County.svg
Map of Columbia County, Pennsylvania
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Columbia
Settled1774
Incorporated1832
Area
[1]
  Total23.54 sq mi (60.97 km2)
  Land23.46 sq mi (60.76 km2)
  Water0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2)
Population
 (2010)
  Total545
  Estimate 
(2016) [2]
537
  Density22.89/sq mi (8.84/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code 570
FIPS code 42-037-65240

Roaring Creek Township is a township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was five hundred and forty-five at the time of the 2010 census. [3]

Contents

The township office is located at 666 Bear Gap Road, Elysburg, Pennsylvania, outside the township. [4]

History

In 1974, county officials determined that "the low population density of the [Southern Columbia] Region offer[ed] no immediate demand for public sewerage." [5]

Geography

Old Reading Road in Roaring Creek Township Old Reading Road.JPG
Old Reading Road in Roaring Creek Township

The township is in southern Columbia County and is bordered to the southeast by Schuylkill County. The broad ridgecrest of Catawissa Mountain runs along the northeastern side of the township, then bends to the west and becomes Little Mountain, crossing the southern end of the township.

The western and central parts of the township are within the eastern end of the valley of Roaring Creek, which flows northwest towards the Susquehanna River. The unincorporated community of Mill Grove is along the southwest boundary of the township, next to Roaring Creek.

According to the U.S. Bureau, the township has a total area of 23.6 square miles (61.0 km2), of which 23.5 square miles (60.8 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km2), or 0.34%, is water. [3]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2010 545
2016 (est.)537 [2] −1.5%
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

As of the census [7] of 2000, there were four hundred and ninety-five people, one hundred and ninety-eight households, and one hundred and forty-nine families residing in the township.

The population density was 21.1 people per square mile (8.1 people/km2). There were two hundred and seventy-nine housing units at an average density of 11.9 units per square mile (4.6 units/km2).

The racial makeup of the township was 99.39% White, 0.40% Asian, and 0.20% from two or more races.

There were one hundred and ninety-eight households, out of which 29.3% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 66.7% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.1% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.

The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the township the population was spread out, with 21.0% under the age of eighteen, 6.5% from eighteen to twenty-four, 25.1% from twenty-five to forty-four, 29.7% from forty-five to sixty-four, and 17.8% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was forty-three years.

For every one hundred females, there were 98.0 males. For every one hundred females aged eighteen and over, there were 98.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $40,625, and the median income for a family was $43,125. Males had a median income of $35,795 versus $22,250 for females. The per capita income for the township was $21,725.

Roughly 8.7% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.4% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

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References

  1. "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates" . Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Roaring Creek township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
  4. "COLUMBIA COUNTY MUNICIPAL LIST & ORDINANCE/ZONING LIST" (PDF). Columbia County, Pennsylvania. p. 39. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
  5. "Roaring Creek Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, Comprehensive Development Plan, 1974." Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania: Office of Planning and Development, Columbia County, retrieved online January 30, 2023.
  6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.

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