Editing Packer Township, Pennsylvania

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'''Packer Township''' is a township in [[Carbon County, Pennsylvania|Carbon County]], [[Pennsylvania]]. It is part of [[Northeastern Pennsylvania]]. The population was 998 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US4202557504| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Packer township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=April 7, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20150407122835/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US4202557504| archive-date=April 7, 2015| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Geography==
The township is in the western part of Carbon County and is bounded by [[Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania|Schuylkill County]] on the west. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|72.3|sqkm|disp=flip}}, all of it land.<ref name="Census 2010"/> It is in the [[Delaware River]] watershed and is drained by [[Quakake Creek]], a tributary of the [[Lehigh River]], except for a portion in the southwest that is drained by the [[Schuylkill River]] via Still Creek and the [[Little Schuylkill River]]. Its villages include Gerhards, Hudsondale, and Stewarts.

Broad Mountain, reaching an elevation of {{convert|1804|ft}} above sea level, occupies the southern half of the township, while Spring Mountain is along the northern border and has a high point of {{convert|1913|ft}}. Between the two mountains is the valley of Quakake Creek, the settled part of the township, with elevations from {{convert|1050|to|1300|ft}}.

Packer has a warm-summer [[humid continental climate]] (''Dfb'') and the [[hardiness zone]]s are 5b and 6a. Average monthly temperatures in Hudsondale range from 24.9&nbsp;°F in January to 69.7&nbsp;°F in July.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/ | title=PRISM Climate Group at Oregon State University }}</ref>

===Neighboring municipalities===
*[[Banks Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania|Banks Township]] (north)
*[[Weatherly, Pennsylvania|Weatherly]] (northeast)
*[[Lehigh Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania|Lehigh Township]] (east)
*[[Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania|Nesquehoning]] (south)
*[[Rush Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania|Rush Township, Schuylkill County]] (southwest)
*[[Kline Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania|Kline Township, Schuylkill County]] (west)

==Demographics==
{{stack|{{US Census population
|1850= 291
|1860= 357
|1870= 441
|1880= 496
|1890= 665
|1900= 684
|1910= 717
|1920= 514
|1930= 511
|1940= 577
|1950=529
|1960= 528
|1970= 646
|1980= 813
|1990= 918
|2000= 986
|2010= 998
|2020= 1029
|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 986 people, 372 households, and 274 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|34.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 407 housing units at an average density of 14.1/sq&nbsp;mi (5.5/km{{sup|2}}).  The racial makeup of the township was 98.17% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.10% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.20% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.20% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.32% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.10% of the population.

There were 372 households. Of the households surveyed, 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 21.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the township, the population was spread out, with 23.9% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.4 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $39,038, and the median income for a family was $43,250. Males had a median income of $31,111 versus $21,181 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $17,038.  About 3.3% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 12.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Transportation==
{{stack|[[File:2022-08-08 11 59 00 View north along Pennsylvania State Route 93 (Hudson Drive) just north of Quakake Road and Brenkman Drive in Packer Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania.jpg|right|thumb|PA 93 northbound in Packer Township]]}}
As of 2007, there were {{convert|25.26|mi}} of public roads in Packer Township, of which {{convert|15.88|mi}} were maintained by the [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT) and {{convert|9.38|mi}} were maintained by the township.<ref name=PennDOTmap>{{cite web|url=https://gis.penndot.gov/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/13210.pdf|title=Packer Township map|publisher=PennDOT|access-date=March 17, 2023}}</ref>

[[Pennsylvania Route 93]] is the only numbered highway passing through Packer Township. It follows a northwest-southeast alignment through the northeastern portion of the township, crossing Quakake Creek in Hudsondale and leading northwest across Spring Mountain {{convert|7|mi|0}} to [[Hazleton, Pennsylvania|Hazleton]] and southeast across Broad Mountain {{convert|8|mi|0}} to [[Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania|Jim Thorpe]], the Carbon County seat.

==References==
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[[Category:Populated places established in 1790]]
[[Category:Townships in Carbon County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Townships in Pennsylvania]]