Harford Township is a

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in Susquehanna County,

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, United States. The population was 1,255 at the 2020 census.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (1.23%) is water.

History

In 1808, Harford Township was formed from the northern part of Nicholson Township in what was then Luzerne County. The offices of the Harford Historical Society are located in Harford, in a building that was used by the Harford Soldiers' Orphan School from 1865 to 1902 to house and school destitute children of

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veterans. The Orphan School was built on the campus of the former Franklin Academy (from 1836), later Harford University, which had been founded in 1817. The village of Kingsley, within Harford Township, was named after original settler and Revolutionary War veteran Rufus Kingsley. In 1865, residents in the village of Harford (within Harford Township) circulated a petition to formally incorporate their village as a borough, but the petition was denied by the state.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2010, there were 1,430 people, 597 households, and 412 families residing in the township. The

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was 43.5 people per square mile (16.8/km²). There were 767 housing units at an average density of 23.3/sq mi (9.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.8%

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, 0.05% Native American, 0.05%

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, 0.5% from

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, and 0.6% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.4% of the population. There were 597 households, out of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58% were

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living together, 6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.88. In the township the population was spread out, with 21.3% under the age of 18, 59.3% from 18 to 64, and 19.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. The median income for a household in the township was $53,600, and the median income for a family was $60,313. Males had a median income of $45,673 versus $26,515 for females. The

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for the township was $26,006. About 3% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the

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, including none of those under age 18 and 12.8% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

Bronson Pinchot Bronson Alcott Pinchot (; born May 20, 1959) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Balki Bartokomous on the ABC sitcom '' Perfect Strangers'' (1986–93). He also performed in films, such as ''Risky Business'' (1983), ''Beverly Hill ...

, actor, known for his work on '' Perfect Strangers''. Though not a born resident, the veteran character actor has re-developed several properties in the township. * Farris B. Streeter, Pennsylvania State Senator for the 10th district from 1847 to 1850. Solicitor of the United States Treasury from 1853 to 1858 *

William Seymour Tyler William Seymour Tyler (September 2, 1810 – November 19, 1897) was the Amherst College, Massachusetts, historian during his tenure as professor of Latin, Greek, and Greek literature from 1832-1893. Biography He was born September 2, 1810 in ...

, historian of

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, Massachusetts, and professor of Greek and Latin.

Gallery

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References

External links

Official Harford Township web siteOfficial Harford Fair Website
{{authority control Populated places established in 1790 Townships in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania Townships in Pennsylvania