Monroe Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania
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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.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
Geography
[edit]According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (0.47%) is water.
Demographics
[edit]As of the census<ref name="GR8">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2010, there were 1,652 people, 674 households, and 466 families residing in the township.
The population density was Template:Convert. There were 732 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert.
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.
Gallery
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Fall scenery viewed from Lutes Corner Road
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Buckwheat Hollow Road looking north in Monroe Township
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Fields, hills, woods, and a fence
