Editing Upper Mahanoy Township, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Township in Pennsylvania, US}}
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{{other Pennsylvania townships|Mahanoy Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Upper Mahanoy Township, Pennsylvania
|settlement_type = [[Township (Pennsylvania)|Township]]
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|image_skyline = Line Mountain in Upper Mahanoy Township.JPG
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|image_caption = [[Line Mountain]] in Upper Mahanoy Township
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|image_map = Map of Northumberland County Pennsylvania Highlighting Upper Mahanoy Township.PNG
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|map_caption = Map of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania highlighting Upper Mahanoy Township
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|map_caption1 = Map of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
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|subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1 = [[Pennsylvania]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Pennsylvania|County]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Northumberland County, Pennsylvania|Northumberland]]
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|government_type = Board of Supervisors
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|established_title = Settled
|established_date = 1777
|established_title1 = Incorporated
|established_date1 = 1806
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|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|access-date=August 14, 2017}}</ref>
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|area_total_km2 = 60.50
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|area_land_sq_mi = 23.34
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.02
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|population_as_of = [[2010 United States Census|2010]]
|population_footnotes = 
|population_total = 796
|population_density_km2 = 12.89
|population_density_sq_mi = 33.38
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|timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset = -5
|timezone_DST = EDT
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|area_code = [[Area code 570|570]]
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|pop_est_as_of = 2016
|pop_est_footnotes = <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>
|population_est = 779
|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
|blank_info = 42-097-79112
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'''Upper Mahanoy Township''' is a [[Township (Pennsylvania)|township]] that is located in [[Northumberland County, Pennsylvania|Northumberland County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population at the time of the [[United States Census, 2010|2010 Census]] was 796,<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1&prodType=table| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Upper Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=August 22, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212211026/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1&prodType=table| archive-date=February 12, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> an increase over the figure of 599 that was documented in 2000.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of 23.4&nbsp;square miles (60.5&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2010= 796
|estyear=2016
|estimate=779
|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>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 599 people, 223 households, and 171 families residing in the township.

The [[population density]] was 25.6 people per square mile (9.9/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 247 housing units at an average density of 10.6/sq&nbsp;mi (4.1/km<sup>2</sup>).

The racial makeup of the township was 99.67% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.17% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], and 0.17% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.67% of the population.

There were 223 households, out of which 34.1% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 67.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.3% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.

The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.06.

Within the township, the population was spread out, with 26.4% of residents who under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 40 years.

For every 100 females, there were 107.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $34,250, and the median income for a family was $38,500. Males had a median income of $30,500 compared with that of $22,188 for females.

The [[per capita income]] for the township was $13,387.

Approximately 5.2% of families and 9.3% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including 15.2% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 3.8% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.

==Gallery==
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File:Scenery of Upper Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania 1.JPG|Upper Mahanoy Township
File:Scenery of Upper Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania 3.JPG|Upper Mahanoy Township
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
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{{Northumberland County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1777]]
[[Category:Townships in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Townships in Pennsylvania]]