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Noxen Township, Pennsylvania

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Noxen Township is a township that is located in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 919 at the time of the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>

History

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File:Noxen School, School Street, Noxen Township.jpg
Noxen School in Noxen Township

The Noxen School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.<ref name="nris">Template:NRISref</ref>

Geography

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Mountain in fall, Noxen Township

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 28.73 square miles (74.4 km2), of which 28.7 square miles (74 km2) is land and 0.03 square mile (0.1 km2) (0.1%) is water.

Demographics

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Template:US Census population As of the census<ref name="GR8">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2010, there were 902 people, 363 households, and 237 families residing in the township.

The population density was Template:Convert. There were 427 housing units at an average density of 14.9/sq mi (5.8/km2).

The racial makeup of the township was 98.8% White, 0.2% Native American, 0.1% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.3% of the population.

There were 363 households, out of which 33.6% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 47.9% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.7% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.

The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.03.

Within the township, the population was spread out, with 24.8% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 58.9% who were aged eighteen to sixty-four, and 16.3% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was 41.4 years.

The median income for a household in the township was $46,932, and the median income for a family was $50,455. Males had a median income of $39,375 compared with that of $24,125 for females.

The per capita income for the township was $20,386.

Approximately 5.8% of families and 9.2% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 19.9% of those who were under the age of eighteen. No residents who were aged sixty-five or older were reported as living in poverty.

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