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{{short description|Township in Pennsylvania, US}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Thornhurst Township | official_name = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = | settlement_type = | image_skyline = Thornhurst Township.jpg | imagesize = | image_alt = | image_caption = A wetland in Thornhurst Township | image_flag = | image_seal = | etymology = | nickname = | motto = | anthem = | image_map = Lackawanna County Pennsylvania Incorporated areas Thornhurst Township Highlighted.svg | mapsize = | map_alt = | map_caption = | image_map1 = | mapsize1 = | map_alt1 = | map_caption1 = Location of Thornhurst, PA | pushpin_map = | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_label = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_relief = | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|41|13|00|N|75|37|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 = [[Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania|Lackawanna]] | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | established_title = Founded | established_date = | established_title1 = | established_date1 = | 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 = 59.88 | area_total_sq_mi = 23.12 | area_land_km2 = 59.30 | area_land_sq_mi = 22.90 | area_water_km2 = 0.58 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.22 | area_water_percent = | area_metro_footnotes = | area_metro_km2 = | area_metro_sq_mi = | area_rank = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = 1903 | 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: 2020β2021 |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 = 1012 {{decrease}} | pop_est_as_of = 2021 | pop_est_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/> | population_est = 1012 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = 17.72 | population_density_sq_mi = 45.90 | 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 = | postal_code = 18424 | 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 = 42-069-76601 | blank1_name = | blank1_info = | blank2_name = | blank2_info = | blank_name_sec2 = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]] | blank_info_sec2 = 1878, as ''Lehigh Township'' | blank1_name_sec2 = Renamed | blank1_info_sec2 = 1996, as ''Thornhurst Township'' | blank2_name_sec2 = Wikimedia Commons | blank2_info_sec2 = | website = {{URL|http://www.thornhursttwp.com/}} | footnotes = }} '''Thornhurst Township''' is a small town in [[Lackawanna County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 1,012 at the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/> The area is a part of the [[Pocono Mountains]] region. The township was established in 1878 as '''Lehigh Township''', so named for the [[Lehigh River]]. In 1996, to eliminate confusion between this and the [[Lehigh Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania|township of the same name]] in [[Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Wayne County]], the township changed its name to Thornhurst, the name of a community within the southern portion of the township.<ref name=TwpHistory>{{cite web |url=http://www.thornhursttwp.com/History.php |title=Thornhurst Township History |publisher=Thornhurst Township |accessdate=October 25, 2015}}</ref> ==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of 23.2 square miles (60.2 km{{sup|2}}), of which 23.0 square miles (59.6 km{{sup|2}}) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.6 km{{sup|2}}) (1.03%) is water. It is located in the [[Pocono Mountains]]. 20 miles from [[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania|Wilkes-Barre]], 25 miles from [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]] and 30 miles from [[Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania|Stroudsburg]]. ==Demographics== {{US Census population |2010= 1085 |2020= 1012 |estyear=2021 |estimate=1012 |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 1,085 people, 431 households, and 303 families residing in the township. The [[population density]] was 47.2 people per square mile. There were 617 housing units at an average density of 26.8/sq mi. The racial makeup of the township was 95.9% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.7% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.5% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.6% of the population. There were 431 households, out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% were non-families. 22.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.95. In the township the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 62.7% from 18 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.5 years. The median income for a household in the township was $47,083, and the median income for a family was $60,750. Males had a median income of $46,625 versus $44,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $26,859. About 8.5% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 22.2% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over. ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category}} *[http://www.thornhursttwp.com/ Thornhurst Township] {{Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Townships in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania]] [[Category:Townships in Pennsylvania]]
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