Hamilton Township is a township in

Tioga County, Pennsylvania Tioga County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 41,045. Its county seat is Wellsboro. The county was created on March 26, 1804, from part of Lycoming County and later organized in 1812. ...

, United States. The population was 534 at the 2020 census.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and 0.09% is water. Hamilton Township forms the eastern and southern borders of

Blossburg Blossburg is a borough in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,536 at the 2020 census. History In 1792, a party of immigrants who were building the Williamson Road from Williamsport, in Lycoming County, to Painted Pos ...

. It is bordered by Covington Township to the north, Ward Township to the north and east, Union Township to the south and east, Liberty Township to the south and Bloss Township to the west.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 462 people, 176 households, and 124 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 219 housing units at an average density of 19.9/sq mi (7.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.92%

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, 0.43% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.22%

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, and 0.22% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.22% of the population. There were 176 households, out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.5% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.02. In the township the population was spread out, with 25.3% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.8 males. The median income for a household in the township was $26,563, and the median income for a family was $33,750. Males had a median income of $24,583 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the township was $13,251. About 6.2% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.3% of those under age 18 and 12.6% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations

– A borough on U.S. Route 15. It borders Hamilton Township to the north and west. *Morris Run – A village near the eastern township line. It is a few miles east of Blossburg. *

Tioga State Forest Tioga State Forest is a Pennsylvania State Forest in District #16, in the Allegheny Plateau region within Tioga County, Pennsylvania. The main offices are located in Wellsboro in Tioga County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The state fore ...

– A small portion of the Tioga State Forest juts northward into Hamilton Township.

References

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