Monroe Township
Township
Lake and mountains in Monroe Township
Lake and mountains in Monroe Township
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
Coordinates: 41°25′00″N 76°00′59″W / 41.41667°N 76.01639°W / 41.41667; -76.01639
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWyoming
Area
[1]
 • Total21.27 sq mi (55.10 km2)
 • Land21.19 sq mi (54.88 km2)
 • Water0.09 sq mi (0.22 km2)
Elevation
1,155 ft (352 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total1,665 Increase
 • Estimate 
(2021)[2]
1,660
 • Density75.70/sq mi (29.23/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code570
FIPS code42-131-50496

Monroe Township is a township that is located in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,665 at the time of the 2020 census.[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 21.3 square miles (55 km2), of which 21.2 square miles (55 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (0.47%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20101,652—
20201,6650.8%
2021 (est.)1,660[2]−0.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

As of the census[4] of 2010, there were 1,652 people, 674 households, and 466 families residing in the township.

The population density was 77.9 inhabitants per square mile (30.1/km2). There were 732 housing units at an average density of 34.5 per square mile (13.3/km2).

The racial makeup of the township was 98.4% White, 0.7% African American, 0.2% Asian, 0.05% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1% of the population.

There were 674 households, out of which 28.2% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 51.6% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.9% were non-families. while 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.

The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.86.

Within the township, the population was spread out, with 20.4% of residents who were under the age of eighteen , 63.7% who were aged eighteen to sixty-four, and 15.9% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was forty-three years.

The median income for a household in the township was $43,625, and the median income for a family was $50,263. Males had a median income of $43,482 compared with that of $30,236 for females.

The per capita income for the township was $23,421.

Approximately 6.4% of families and 9% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 12.8% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 12.3% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.

References

  1. ↑ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  4. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
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