Editing Wyalusing Township, Pennsylvania

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'''Wyalusing Township''' is a township in [[Bradford County, Pennsylvania|Bradford County]], [[Pennsylvania]]. It is part of [[Northeastern Pennsylvania]]. The population was 1,242 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US4201586664| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212164227/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US4201586664| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Wyalusing township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=March 21, 2014}}</ref>

==History==
The [[Ellen and Charles F. Welles House]] was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1999.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
Wyalusing Township is located in southeast Bradford County, along the northeast bank of the [[Susquehanna River]]. It is bordered by [[Standing Stone Township, Pennsylvania|Standing Stone Township]] to the northwest, [[Herrick Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania|Herrick Township]] to the north, [[Stevens Township, Pennsylvania|Stevens Township]] to the northeast, and [[Tuscarora Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania|Tuscarora Township]] to the east. Across the Susquehanna River are [[Wilmot Township, Pennsylvania|Wilmot Township]] to the south, [[Terry Township, Pennsylvania|Terry Township]] to the southwest, and [[Asylum Township, Pennsylvania|Asylum Township]] to the west. The borough of [[Wyalusing, Pennsylvania|Wyalusing]] lies along the river on the Terry Township border but is separate from Wyalusing Township. The unincorporated community of Camptown is in the northeast part of the township, and [[Browntown, Bradford County, Pennsylvania|Browntown]] is in the south.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|74.6|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|72.3|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|2.3|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 3.08%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/> [[Wyalusing Creek]] flows from north to south through the eastern part of the township, into the [[Susquehanna River]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2010= 1242
|estyear=2016
|estimate=1230
|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=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,341 people, 495 households, and 357 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|47.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 573 housing units at an average density of 20.4/sq&nbsp;mi (7.9/km{{sup|2}}).  The racial makeup of the township was 97.02% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.15% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.30% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.15% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.22% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.16% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.19% of the population.

There were 495 households, out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.7% were non-families. 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the township the population was spread out, with 25.4% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $37,222, and the median income for a family was $44,205. Males had a median income of $34,038 versus $25,526 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $17,165.  About 12.0% of families and 14.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 22.0% of those under age 18 and 11.2% of those age 65 or over.

==See also==
*[[Wyalusing Path]]

==References==
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{{Bradford County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1773]]
[[Category:Townships in Bradford County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Townships in Pennsylvania]]