Cleveland Township is a

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in Columbia County,

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. It is part of

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. The population was 1,131 at the 2020 census.

Knoebels Amusement Resort Knoebels Amusement Resort () is a family-owned and operated amusement park, picnic grove, and campground in Elysburg, Pennsylvania. Opened in 1926, it is America's largest free-admission park. The park has more than 60 rides including three wo ...

lies just within the township boundary.

History

The Furnace Covered Bridge No. 11, Johnson Covered Bridge No. 28,

Lawrence L. Knoebel Covered Bridge The Lawrence L. Knoebel Covered Bridge is an historic, American, wooden, covered bridge that is located at Knoebels Amusement Resort, and connects Cleveland Township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania and Ralpho Township in Northumberland County, ...

, Davis Covered Bridge, Kreigbaum Covered Bridge,

Richards Covered Bridge The Richards Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located at Cleveland Township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania and Ralpho Township in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. It is a , multiple King post and Queen Post Truss bridge ...

, and Parr's Mill Covered Bridge No. 10 were listed on the

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in 1979.

Geography

Cleveland Township is in southwestern Columbia County, bordered by Northumberland County to the west and south. The

South Branch Roaring Creek South Branch Roaring Creek is a tributary of Roaring Creek in Columbia County and Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately long. The upper reaches of the creek are located in Weiser State Forest, between Bi ...

forms the county boundary here. According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.71%, is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,004 people, 390 households, and 308 families residing in the township. The

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was 43.0 people per square mile (16.6/km). There were 477 housing units at an average density of 20.4/sq mi (7.9/km). The racial makeup of the township was 99.80%

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, 0.10%

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, and 0.10% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.30% of the population. There were 390 households, out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.0% were non-families. 15.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.88. In the township the population was spread out, with 19.7% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 29.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.6 males. The median income for a household in the township was $38,490, and the median income for a family was $42,824. Males had a median income of $30,985 versus $22,708 for females. The

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for the township was $16,982. About 7.6% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the

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, including 8.7% of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over.

References

{{authority control Populated places established in 1893 Bloomsburg–Berwick metropolitan area Townships in Columbia County, Pennsylvania Townships in Pennsylvania 1893 establishments in Pennsylvania