Editing Lumber Township, Pennsylvania

{{Short description|Township in Pennsylvania, United States}}
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'''Lumber Township''' is a township in [[Cameron County, Pennsylvania|Cameron County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 178 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], down from 195 in 2010.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US4202345432 |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lumber township, Cameron County, Pennsylvania |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder |accessdate=April 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213125245/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US4202345432 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Geography==
Lumber Township is located near the center of Cameron County and is bordered by [[Portage Township, Cameron County, Pennsylvania|Portage Township]] to the north and west, [[Potter County, Pennsylvania|Potter County]] to the northeast, [[Grove Township, Cameron County, Pennsylvania|Grove Township]] to the east, [[Gibson Township, Cameron County, Pennsylvania|Gibson Township]] to the south and [[Shippen Township, Cameron County, Pennsylvania|Shippen Township]] to the west and north.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|142.8|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|142.3|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.5|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 0.38%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/> The [[Driftwood Branch Sinnemahoning Creek]], part of the [[West Branch Susquehanna River]] watershed, flows from north to south through the southwestern part of the township.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000= 241
|2010= 195
|2020= 178
|estyear=2021
|estimate=174
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|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=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 241 people, 96 households, and 71 families residing in the township. The [[population density]] was 4.7 people per square mile (1.8/km{{sup|2}}). There were 368 housing units at an average density of 7.2/sq&nbsp;mi (2.8/km{{sup|2}}). The racial makeup of the township was 97.93% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.41% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 1.66% from two or more races.

There were 96 households, out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.0% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the township the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 21.2% from 25 to 44, 31.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $23,750, and the median income for a family was $32,500. Males had a median income of $44,375 versus $21,042 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $15,556. About 3.3% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.1% of those under the age of 18 and none of those 65 or over.

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1810]]
[[Category:Townships in Cameron County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Townships in Pennsylvania]]