Shrewsbury Township is a

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in Sullivan County,

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, United States. The population was 303 at the 2020 census.

History

The Eagles Mere Historic District was added to the

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in 1996.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.54%) is water. A small section of

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, a Pennsylvania state park is in a

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along

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in Shrewsbury Township. Shrewsbury Township is bordered by Forks Township to the north, Laporte Township to the east,

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to the southwest and Hillsgrove Township to the west. Shrewsbury Township surrounds the

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of Eagles Mere.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 328 people, 134 households, and 103 families residing in the township. The

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was . There were 293 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 98.78%

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, and 1.22% from two or more races. There were 134 households, out of which 22.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.4% were

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living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.4% were non-families. 19.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.70. In the township the population was spread out, with 18.0% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.8 males. The median income for a household in the township was $31,750, and the median income for a family was $40,625. Males had a median income of $22,917 versus $24,250 for females. The

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for the township was $18,640. About 1.1% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the

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, including 14.6% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.

References

{{authority control Populated places established in 1799 Townships in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania Townships in Pennsylvania