Kelly Township is a township in Union County,

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, United States. The population was 3,993 at the 2020 census. The

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is located in Kelly Township, and not in the nearby Borough of Lewisburg, whose post office serves most of the township (except for its northeastern corner, which is served by the West Milton post office).

History

The Slifer House was added to the

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in 1975.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , all land. Kelly Township is bordered by White Deer Township to the north, the

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to the east, across which lies Northumberland County (more specifically, the Borough of

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and West Chillisquaque Township), Lewisburg to the south and Buffalo Township to the south and west.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 4,502 people, 1,313 households, and 778 families residing in the township. The

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was 262.6 people per square mile (101.4/km²). There were 1,369 housing units at an average density of 79.8/sq mi (30.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 79.21%

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, 18.92%

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, 0.24% Native American, 0.87%

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, 0.18% from

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, and 0.58% from two or more races.

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of any race were 6.20% of the population. There were 1,313 households, out of which 23.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were

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living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.7% were non-families. 37.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.92. In the township the population was spread out, with 14.3% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 41.1% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 188.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 210.0 males. The median income for a household in the township was $32,843, and the median income for a family was $40,786. Males had a median income of $26,949 versus $19,120 for females. The

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for the township was $18,499. About 4.0% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the

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, including 9.2% of those under age 18 and 12.1% of those age 65 or over.

Government

There are two polling places (voting) for the township. Kelly Township 1 is located in the Township Municipal Building, 551 Zeigler Rd., Lewisburg. Kelly Township 2 is located in the United in Christ Lutheran Church, 1875 Churches Rd., West Milton.

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. Retrieved on February 11, 2013.

References

{{authority control Populated places established in 1783 Townships in Union County, Pennsylvania Townships in Pennsylvania