Locust Township is a

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in Columbia County,

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. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 1,459 at the 2020 census.

History

The Snyder Covered Bridge No. 17 and Wagner Covered Bridge No. 19 were listed on the

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in 1979. The

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house near Numidia was built in 1796.

Geography

Locust Township is in southern Columbia County and contains the unincorporated communities of Slabtown and

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. The southern boundary follows the crest of Little Mountain. According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.60%, is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,410 people, 572 households, and 427 families residing in the township. The

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was 78.5 people per square mile (30.3/km). There were 698 housing units at an average density of 38.9/sq mi (15.0/km). The racial makeup of the township was 99.08%

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, 0.07%

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, 0.07% Native American, 0.28%

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, 0.43% from other races, and 0.07% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.13% of the population. There were 572 households, out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.9% were

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living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.89. In the township the population was spread out, with 22.4% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males. The median income for a household in the township was $37,292, and the median income for a family was $44,539. Males had a median income of $32,900 versus $20,625 for females. The

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for the township was $16,522. About 3.8% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the

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, including 10.2% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

Locust Township Police Department
serving Locust,

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