Gibson Township is a township in Susquehanna County,

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, United States. The population was 1,011 at the 2020 census.

History

Gibson Township was formed from the north part of Clifford Township on November 24, 1813. The new township was named for district president judge Honorable John B. Gibson. The Gibson Village Historic District consists of about 32 buildings located at routes

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and 547. The Bridge in Gibson Borough was added to the

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in 1988.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.75%) is water. Gibson Township is bordered by New Milford,

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, Ararat, Herrick, Clifford, Lenox, and Harford townships.

Communities

The following

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are located in Gibson Township: *Columbia Corners *Gelatt *

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*Kentuck Corners *Palma *Smiley * South Gibson *Union Hill

Demographics

As of the

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of 2010, there were 1,221 people, 481 households, and 351 families residing in the township. The

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was 38.3 people per square mile (14.8/km²). There were 644 housing units at an average density of 20.2/sq mi (7.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.8%

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, 0.4%

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, 0.1%

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, 0.2% from

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, and 1.5% from two or more races.

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of any race were 2.2% of the population. There were 481 households, out of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.7% were

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living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.94. In the township the population was spread out, with 21.7% under the age of 18, 61.3% from 18 to 64, and 17% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. The median income for a household in the township was $46,154, and the median income for a family was $51,146. Males had a median income of $43,750 versus $31,359 for females. The

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for the township was $20,202. About 7.2% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the

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, including 14.5% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

Gibson Township
{{authority control Populated places established in 1792 Townships in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania Townships in Pennsylvania