Editing Meshoppen Township, Pennsylvania

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'''Meshoppen Township''' is a township in [[Wyoming County, Pennsylvania|Wyoming County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 935 at the [[United States Census 2020|2020 census]].<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>

The township takes its name from [[Meshoppen Creek]], a Native American name purported to mean "glass beads".<ref>{{cite book|last=Espenshade|first=Abraham Howry|title=Pennsylvania Place Names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015012934249&view=1up&seq=5|year=1925|publisher=Evangelical Press|isbn=978-0-8063-0416-8|page=285}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|16.1|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|15.7|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.4|sqmi|km2}} or 2.48% water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2010= 1073
|2020= 935
|estyear=2021
|estimate=932
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
|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="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2010, there were 1,073 people, 429 households, and 271 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|68.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 554 housing units at an average density of {{convert|35.3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the township was 97.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.85% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.65% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.4% of the population.

There were 429 households, out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 62% from 18 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years.

The median income for a household in the township was $41,765, and the median income for a family was $46,667. Males had a median income of $32,566 versus $24,671 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $19,146. About 10.6% of families and 16.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 19.6% of those under age 18 and 17.8% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Wyoming County, Pennsylvania}}

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