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{{Short description|Township in Pennsylvania, United States}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Silver Lake Township,<br> Pennsylvania | official_name = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = | settlement_type = [[Township (Pennsylvania)|Township]] | image_skyline = St. Augustine's Catholic Church - Silver Lake Township, Pennsylvania.jpg | imagesize = | image_alt = | image_caption = St. Augustine's Catholic Church | image_flag = | image_seal = | seal_size = | etymology = | nickname = | motto = | anthem = | image_map = Map of Susquehanna County Pennsylvania highlighting Silver Lake Township.PNG | mapsize = | map_alt = | map_caption = | image_map1 = Pennsylvania in United States (US48).svg | mapsize1 = | map_alt1 = | map_caption1 = Location of Pennsylvania in the United States | pushpin_map = | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_label = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_relief = | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|41|57|00|N|75|54|59|W|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | grid_name = | grid_position = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Pennsylvania | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = [[Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania|Susquehanna]] | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | established_title = Settled | established_date = 1809 | established_title1 = Incorporated | established_date1 = 1813 | established_title2 = | established_date2 = | established_title3 = | established_date3 = | established_title4 = | established_date4 = | established_title5 = | established_date5 = | established_title6 = | established_date6 = | established_title7 = | established_date7 = | extinct_title = | extinct_date = | founder = | named_for = | seat_type = | seat = | seat1_type = | seat1 = | government_footnotes = | government_type = | governing_body = | leader_party = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | total_type = | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2016">{{cite web|title=2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2016_Gazetteer/2016_gaz_place_42.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=August 14, 2017}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 86.27 | area_total_sq_mi = 33.31 | area_land_km2 = 84.71 | area_land_sq_mi = 32.71 | area_water_km2 = 1.55 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.60 | area_water_percent = | area_metro_footnotes = | area_metro_km2 = | area_metro_sq_mi = | area_rank = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = | elevation_point = | elevation_max_footnotes = | elevation_max_m = | elevation_max_ft = | elevation_max_point = | elevation_max_rank = | elevation_min_footnotes = | elevation_min_m = | elevation_min_ft = | elevation_min_point = | elevation_min_rank = | population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]] | population_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021">{{cite web |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |website=Census.gov |publisher=US Census Bureau |access-date=August 5, 2022}}</ref> | population_total = 1525 | pop_est_as_of = 2021 | pop_est_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/> | population_est = 1521 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = 19.12 | population_density_sq_mi = 49.53 | population_metro_footnotes = | population_metro = | population_density_metro_km2 = | population_density_metro_sq_mi = | population_density = | population_density_rank = | population_blank1_title = | population_blank1 = | population_density_blank1_km2 = | population_density_blank1_sq_mi= | population_blank2_title = | population_blank2 = | population_density_blank2_km2 = | population_density_blank2_sq_mi= | population_demonym = | population_note = | demographics_type1 = | demographics1_footnotes = | demographics1_title1 = | demographics1_info1 = | demographics_type2 = | demographics2_footnotes = | demographics2_title1 = | demographics2_info1 = | timezone1 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|EST]] | utc_offset1 = -5 | timezone1_DST = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]] | utc_offset1_DST = -4 | timezone2 = | utc_offset2 = | timezone2_DST = | utc_offset2_DST = | postal_code_type = ZIP Code | postal_code = 18812 | postal2_code_type = | postal2_code = | area_code_type = | area_code = [[Area code 570|570]] | geocode = | iso_code = | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]] | blank_info = 42-115-70776 | blank1_name = | blank1_info = | blank2_name = | blank2_info = | blank_name_sec2 = | blank_info_sec2 = | blank1_name_sec2 = | blank1_info_sec2 = | blank2_name_sec2 = Wikimedia Commons | blank2_info_sec2 = | website = [http://www.silverlaketwp.org www.silverlaketwp.org] | footnotes = }} '''Silver Lake Township''' is a [[Township (Pennsylvania)|township]] in [[Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania|Susquehanna County]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[United States]]. The population was 1,525 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/> The village of [[Brackney, Pennsylvania|Brackney]] is in the township. ==History== On February 18, 1809, Dr Robert H Rose purchased 248 tracts of land totaling about 100,000 acres which at that time was part of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. A part of the land purchased would later form the whole of Silver Lake Township, Susquehanna County.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Stocker |first=Rhamanthus Menville |title=Centennial history of Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania |publisher=R. T. Peck Philadelphia |year=1887 |isbn=978-0806379975 |pages=28}}</ref> The land was deeded from Anne Francis to Rose with Richard Penn Jr., the grandson of [[William Penn]], signing the deed after noting his equitable interest and confirming the sale.<ref>Office of Recorder of Deeds by the Co. of Luzerne, Pennsylvania, “Anne Francis to Robert H Rose” vol 11 p161 (18 Feb 1809). <nowiki>https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSNR-4GXG?cat=228810&i=86</nowiki> </ref> On April 27, 1813, Silver Lake Township was formed from the north part of Bridgewater Township in this area.<ref>{{cite web|title=Township Incorporations, 1790 to 1853|url=http://www.susqcohistsoc.org/incorp.htm|publisher=Susquehanna County Historical Society|accessdate=March 9, 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623133749/http://www.susqcohistsoc.org/incorp.htm|archivedate=June 23, 2015}}</ref><ref name="SL Twp">{{cite web|title=Silver Lake Township|url=http://www.susqcohistsoc.org/townships/silverlake.htm|publisher=Susquehanna County Historical Society|accessdate=March 10, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150114050506/https://www.susqcohistsoc.org/townships/silverlake.htm |archive-date=January 14, 2015}}</ref> In 1848, J.W. Brackney of Prattsville, NY, founded the village of Brackney where he operated a large tannery.<ref name="SL Twp"/> ==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|33.3|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|32.7|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.6|sqmi|km2}} (1.8%) is water. ==Demographics== {{US Census population |2010= 1716 |2020= 1525 |estyear=2021 |estimate=1521 |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> }} 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 1,716 people, 708 households, and 512 families residing in the township. The [[population density]] was {{convert|52.5|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people}}. There were 1,102 housing units at an average density of {{convert|33.7|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the township was 98.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.7% of the population. There were 708 households, out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.7% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.85. In the township the population was spread out, with 20.2% under the age of 18, 62.6% from 18 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. The median income for a household in the township was $56,026, and the median income for a family was $58,864. Males had a median income of $47,976 versus $30,729 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $23,493. About 4.8% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.2% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over. ==References== <references /> ==External links== {{commons category}} *[http://www.silverlaketwp.org/ Official Silver Lake Township Website] *[http://www.masd.info/ Montrose Area School District] {{Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Populated places established in 1809]] [[Category:Townships in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania]] [[Category:Townships in Pennsylvania]]
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