Editing Mahanoy Township, Pennsylvania (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of 21.1&nbsp;square miles (54.7&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), of which 20.9&nbsp;square miles (54.0&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>)  is land and 0.3&nbsp;square mile (0.7&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>)  (1.28%) is water. Its southern boundary areas are on Broad Mountain and the northern tier is also mountainous, so most of the people live in the valley of the [[Mahanoy Creek]], which flows westward into the [[Susquehanna River]].

Its unincorporated communities include Bear Run, Boston Run, Bowmans, Buck Mountain, Craigs, Ellen Gowen, Hills Terrace, Maple Hill, [[Morea, Pennsylvania|Morea]], [[New Boston, Pennsylvania|New Boston]], Park Place, St. Nicholas, Shoemakers, and Vulcan. The borough of [[Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania|Mahanoy City]] is surrounded by Mahanoy Township.

The township is served by [[Interstate 81 in Pennsylvania|Interstate 81]], east-to-west [[Pennsylvania Route 54|Route 54]], and north-to-south [[Pennsylvania Route 339|Route 339]]. 339 starts in Mahanoy City on 54 and proceeds northwest through Brandonville to provide access to Columbia County. I-81 access is obtained via Route 54 in the southeastern part of the township near Vulcan or from Route 61 just south of Frackville. Other important local roads include Buck Mountain Road, Centre Street, Delano Road, Main Street, Morea Road, and Park Place Road.