Editing Towanda Township, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Township in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Distinguish|North Towanda Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania}}
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|subdivision_name2 = [[Bradford County, Pennsylvania|Bradford]]
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|established_title = Settled
|established_date = 1774
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|established_date1 = 1790
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|population_total = 1149
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|area_code = [[Area code 570|570]] 
|website = {{URL|towandatownship.org}}
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'''Towanda Township''' is a township in [[Bradford County, Pennsylvania]], United States. It is part of [[Northeastern Pennsylvania]]. The population was 1,149 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US4201577176| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212163941/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US4201577176| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Towanda township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=March 21, 2014}}</ref>

==Geography==
Towanda Township is located near the center of Bradford County and is bordered by [[North Towanda Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania|North Towanda Township]] to the north, the borough of [[Towanda, Pennsylvania|Towanda]] to the east and north, [[Wysox Township, Pennsylvania|Wysox Township]] to the northeast across the [[Susquehanna River]], by [[Asylum Township, Pennsylvania|Asylum Township]] to the east, by [[Monroe Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania|Monroe Township]] to the south, by [[Franklin Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania|Franklin Township]] at the southwestern corner, and by [[Burlington Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania|Burlington Township]] to the west.

[[U.S. Route 220]] passes through the township, bypassing the borough of Towanda. The unincorporated community of South Towanda is in the township, just south of the borough.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|40.2|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|39.4|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.7|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 1.81%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|2010= 1149
|estyear=2016
|estimate=1117
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=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|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 1,131 people, 432 households, and 329 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|74.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 467 housing units at an average density of {{convert|30.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 98.94% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.09% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.62% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.09% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.18% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.09% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.97% of the population.

There were 432 households, out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.8% were non-families. 17.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the township the population was spread out, with 25.4% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.4 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $36,326, and the median income for a family was $40,278. Males had a median income of $35,083 versus $23,264 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $17,164.  About 15.1% of families and 16.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.0% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://towandatownship.org Towanda Township official website]

{{Bradford County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1774]]
[[Category:Townships in Bradford County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Townships in Pennsylvania]]