Pine Township is a township in Columbia County,

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. It is part of

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. The population was 1,014 at the time of the 2020 census.

History

Pine Township remained without settlers for a longer time than the neighboring townships. However, by the early 1800s, there was a

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and a

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in the township.

Covered bridges

The Sam Eckman Covered Bridge No. 92, Jud Christie Covered Bridge No. 95, Creasyville Covered Bridge, and Shoemaker Covered Bridge were listed on the

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in 1979.

Geography

Pine Township is located along the northwestern boundary of Columbia County adjacent to

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. The southeast border of the township follows

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, which flows south towards the

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. The unincorporated community of Pine Summit is located in the southwestern part of the township, along

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. According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.20%, is water.<

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,092 people, 404 households, and 324 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 483 housing units at an average density of 18.2/sq mi (7.0/km). The racial makeup of the township was 99.36%

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, 0.09% Native American, 0.09%

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, 0.09% from

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, and 0.37% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.18% of the population. There were 404 households, out of which 33.9% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 68.6% were

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living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.8% were non-families. 15.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.2% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 2.99. In the township the population was spread out, with 25.1% under the age of eighteen, 6.2% from eighteen to twenty-four, 30.9% from twenty-five to forty-four, 25.5% from forty-five to sixty-four, and 12.4% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was thirty-nine years. For every one hundred females, there were 100.0 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 100.0 males. The median income for a household in the township was $38,375, and the median income for a family was $41,750. Males had a median income of $30,750 compared with that of $21,000 for females. The

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for the township was $16,621. Roughly 4.7% of families and 8.3% of the population were living below the

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, including 9.4% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 21.2% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.

References

{{authority control Populated places established in 1796 Bloomsburg–Berwick metropolitan area Townships in Columbia County, Pennsylvania Townships in Pennsylvania 1853 establishments in Pennsylvania