Editing Shohola Township, Pennsylvania

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'''Shohola Township''' is a [[Township (Pennsylvania)|township]] in [[Pike County, Pennsylvania|Pike County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 2,088 at the 2000 census.

''Shohola'' is a Native American name meaning "place of peace."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.poconorecord.com/article/20150701/NEWS/150709931 |title=Hikers can find a 'place of peace' in Shohola |last=Benko |first=Dawn J. |date=July 1, 2015 |website=Pocono Record |access-date=November 18, 2020}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of 45.9&nbsp;square miles (118.8&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), of which 44.6&nbsp;square miles (115.6&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>)  is land and 1.2&nbsp;square miles (3.2&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>)  (2.70%) is water.

==Demographics==
[[Image:ShoholaFalls.JPG|thumb|left|Shohola Falls]]
{{US Census population
|2010= 2475
|estyear=2016
|estimate=2330
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|access-date=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|access-date=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]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 2,088 people, 836 households, and 585 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|46.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 3,089 housing units at an average density of {{convert|69.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 97.99% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.14% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.10% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.34% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.86% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.57% from two or more races. 3.64% of the population were [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 836 households, out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the township the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $41,593, and the median income for a family was $46,207. Males had a median income of $38,080 versus $28,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $20,840. 6.2% of the population and 4.2% of families were below the [[poverty line]]. Out of the total population, 8.5% of those under the age of 18 and 5.9% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

==Shohola Falls Recreation Area==
Just off  [[U.S. Route 6 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 6]] in Shohola, is Shohola Falls.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://alltrails.com/trail/us/pennsylvania/shohola-falls | title=Shohola Falls Trail }}</ref> The falls are a multi-tier level of falls flowing from [[Shohola Creek]] and continuing down the river.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.visitpa.com/pa-water-sports-water-ways/shohola-falls|title=Shohola Falls}}</ref>  An 8.2-mile loop hiking trail is provided for visitors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.trails.com/tcatalog_trail.aspx?trailid=HGN151-003|title=AllTrails: Trail Guides & Maps for Hiking, Camping, and Running}}</ref>

==Notable residents==
*[[Smoky Joe Wood]], baseball pitcher.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/woodjo02.shtml|title = Smoky Joe Wood Stats}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Barryville&ndash;Shohola Bridge]]
*[[Shohola train wreck]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.shoholatwp.org/ Township website]
* [http://www.shohola.org Shohola Area Historical Information]

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1775]]
[[Category:Townships in Pike County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Towns in the New York metropolitan area]]