La Plume Township is a
township in
Lackawanna County,
Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 486 at the 2020 census.
It is home to
Keystone College
Keystone College is a private college in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Although the college's official mailing address is La Plume, Pennsylvania in Lackawanna County, much of the campus is in Factoryville in Wyoming County. It was founded in 1868. E ...
. La Plume is located 11 miles northwest of
Scranton, one of Pennsylvania's most populated cities.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2010, there were 602 people, 254 households, and 164 families residing in the township. The
population density was 251.0 people per square mile (97.0/km). There were 280 housing units at an average density of 116.7/sq mi (45.6/km). The racial makeup of the township was 97.2%
White, 0.5%
African American, 0.2% American Indian, 0.8%
Asian
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* Items from or related to the continent of Asia:
** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
, and 1.3% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino
Latino or Latinos most often refers to:
* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
of any race were 0.8% of the population.
There were 254 households, out of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were
married couples
Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between t ...
living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the township the population was spread out, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 59.4% from 18 to 64, and 15% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years.
The median income for a household in the township was $35,859, and the median income for a family was $46,548. Males had a median income of $29,524 versus $21,250 for females. The
per capita income for the township was $20,000. About 12.7% of families and 23% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 61.9% of those under age 18 and 2.6% of those age 65 or over.
References
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Townships in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
Townships in Pennsylvania