Editing Kidder Township, Pennsylvania

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'''Kidder Township''' is a township in [[Carbon County, Pennsylvania]].  It is part of [[Northeastern Pennsylvania]]. The population was 1,935 at the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US4202539608| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Kidder township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=April 6, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20150406132255/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US4202539608| archive-date=April 6, 2015| url-status=dead}}</ref> up from 1,185 at the 2000 census.

== History ==
On October 10, 1888, a train wreck known as the [[Mud Run Disaster]] occurred on the [[Lehigh Valley Railroad]] which runs through the township. 66 people were killed, most members of the [[Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America|Total Abstinence Union]] returning from a rally.

==Geography==
Kidder Township occupies the northern end of Carbon County and is bordered by [[Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Luzerne County]] to the north and west and by [[Monroe County, Pennsylvania|Monroe County]] to the east. It is drained by the [[Lehigh River]], which separates it from Luzerne County. [[Tobyhanna Creek]], a tributary of the Lehigh, forms the northern half of the township's eastern border. Its villages include [[Albrightsville, Pennsylvania|Albrightsville]] (also in Penn Forest Township), Hickory Run, [[Lake Harmony, Pennsylvania|Lake Harmony]], Lehigh Tannery, Leonardsville/Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, and Split Rock. Albrightsville is a [[census-designated place]] as is [[Holiday Pocono, Pennsylvania|Holiday Pocono]] within Kidder.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|180.8|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|178.9|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|1.9|km2|disp=flip}}, or 1.04%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/> [[Hickory Run State Park]] occupies nearly {{convert|16000|acre|sqkm}} in the southern half of the township.

===Neighboring municipalities===
*[[Penn Forest Township, Pennsylvania|Penn Forest Township]] (south)
*[[Lehigh Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania|Lehigh Township]] (southwest)
*[[Foster Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Foster Township, Luzerne County]] (west)
*[[White Haven, Pennsylvania|White Haven, Luzerne County]] (west)
*[[East Side, Pennsylvania|East Side]] (west)
*[[Dennison Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Dennison Township, Luzerne County]] (west)
*[[Bear Creek Township, Pennsylvania|Bear Creek Township, Luzerne County]] (northwest)
*[[Buck Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Buck Township, Luzerne County]] (north)
*[[Tobyhanna Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania|Tobyhanna Township, Monroe County]] (northeast)
*[[Tunkhannock Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania|Tunkhannock Township, Monroe County]] (east)

===Climate===
The township has a warm-summer [[humid continental climate]] (''Dfb'') and the [[hardiness zone]] is mostly 5b except for a little 6a along Mud Run and the Lehigh River. The average monthly temperatures at the Pocono interchange of the Turnpike range from 22.9&nbsp;°F in January to 68.3&nbsp;°F in July. [http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/]

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000= 1185
|2010= 1935
|estyear=2016
|estimate=1930
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,185 people, 498 households, and 347 families residing in the township. The [[population density]] was 17.2 people per square mile (6.6/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 2,197 housing units at an average density of {{convert|31.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 93.25% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.36% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.08% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.17% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.35% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.78% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.56% of the population.

There were 498 households, out of which 21.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.3% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.69.

In the township, the population was spread out, with 21.3% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 31.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $32,583, and the median income for a family was $37,404. Males had a median income of $30,714 versus $26,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $18,719. About 9.5% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.8% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Transportation==
[[File:2022-08-15 10 00 50 View east along Interstate 80 (Keystone Shortway) from the overpass for Moseywood Road in Kidder Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania.jpg|right|thumb|I-80 eastbound in Kidder Township]]
As of 2015, there were {{convert|40.77|mi}} of public roads in Kidder Township, of which {{convert|9.40|mi}} were maintained by the [[Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission]] (PTC), {{convert|26.18|mi}} were maintained by the [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT) and {{convert|5.19|mi}} were maintained by the township.<ref name=PennDOTmap>{{cite web|url=https://gis.penndot.gov/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/13204.pdf|title=Kidder Township map|publisher=PennDOT|access-date=March 17, 2023}}</ref>

Kidder Township is served by two Interstate highways. [[Interstate 476]], the [[Pennsylvania Turnpike]]'s Northeast Extension, passes north–south through the township while [[Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania|Interstate 80]] passes east–west through the township. The two highways meet at the Pocono interchange. State highways serving Kidder Township include [[Pennsylvania Route 534]], which passes east–west through the southern portion of the township, intersecting PA 903 in Albrightsville; [[Pennsylvania Route 903]], which passes through the southeast corner of the township on its way between [[Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania|Jim Thorpe]] and [[Pennsylvania Route 115|Route 115]] just beyond the Monroe County line; and [[Pennsylvania Route 940]], which passes east–west through the northern portion of the township parallel to I-80 and connects to I-80 and I-476 at the Pocono interchange.

Kidder has one more important road, which connects 903 and 940 via Lake Harmony and Split Rock. The portion between Split Rock and 940, Mosey Wood Road, is a private toll road operated by Vacation Charters Limited, and the portion south to 903 is Lake Drive.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_statistics/pennsylvania/html/table_01_03.html |title=BTS {{!}} Table 1-3: Pennsylvania Toll Roads: 2001 |website=www.bts.gov |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070605055833/http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_statistics/pennsylvania/html/table_01_03.html |archive-date=2007-06-05}}</ref>

[[Martz Group|Martz Trailways]] has a stop in Kidder Township near the Pocono interchange of Interstate 476 for service between [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]], [[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania|Wilkes-Barre]], [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]], [[Quakertown, Pennsylvania|Quakertown]], and [[Philadelphia]]. This is an [[Amtrak Thruway]] route, connecting to [[Amtrak]] trains at [[30th Street Station]] in Philadelphia. Martz also operates casino bus routes to [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]] from the stop.

The [[Reading, Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad]]'s [[Lehigh Division]] line pass through the western portion of Kidder Township.<ref name=PennDOTCarbon>{{cite map|publisher=[[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation|PennDOT]]|title=Carbon County, Pennsylvania Highway Map|url=http://www.dot7.state.pa.us/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/GHS/Roadnames/Carbon_GHSN.PDF|year=2019|accessdate=September 11, 2019}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.kiddertownship.org/ Kidder Township official website]
*[http://www.kidderfire.org/ Kidder Township Volunteer Fire Company]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150811141029/http://www.lakeharmonyems.com/ Lake Harmony Rescue Squad Ambulance]

{{Carbon County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Townships in Carbon County, Pennsylvania]]