Cascade Township is a

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Lycoming County Lycoming County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 114,188. Its county seat is Williamsport. The county is part of the North Central region of the commonwealth. Lycoming County compris ...

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, United States. The population was 420 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Williamsport, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Cascade Township was formed from parts of Hepburn and Plunketts Creek townships on August 9, 1843. It is named for the series of

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s or cascades that are abundant in the many mountain streams of Cascade Township. Many of the early settlers in Cascade Township were

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s. Under the leadership of Michael Kelly they established the village of Kellyburg in one of the most remote parts of Lycoming County. Michael Kelly also cut a road deep into Cascade Township from a

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along

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, and he built a

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and a sawmill in the township. Kelly left the area in 1877 following a bitter defeat in the

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election of 1872, moving to

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and residing there until his 1883 death. Kelly also helped his fellow

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establish the mission

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of St. Mary's.

Geography

Cascade Township is in northeastern Lycoming County and is bordered by

McIntyre Township McIntyre, McEntire, MacIntyre, McAteer, and McIntire are Scottish and Irish surnames derived from the Gaelic ' literally meaning "son of the Craftsman or Mason", but more commonly cited as "son of the Carpenter."Scottish Clans: MacIntyre - Origi ...

to the north, McNett Township to the north and east, Plunketts Creek Township to the east, Gamble Township to the south, and Lewis Township to the west. The closest state highway is

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, which follows the valley of

less than one mile west of the township border. Williamsport, the Lycoming

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, is to the south. According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which are land and , or 0.81%, are water. The northern part of the township drains to Pleasant Stream, which flows west to join Lycoming Creek at Marsh Hill in McIntyre Township. The westernmost part of the township drains directly to Lycoming Creek via Slacks Run. The remainder of the township drains southward via several streams to Wallis Run, a southerly-flowing tributary of

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. Lycoming and Loyalsock creeks both flow south to the

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in the southern part of the county. Burnetts Ridge, rising to elevations of , runs east–west through the center of the township, separating the Pleasant Stream and Wallis Run drainages.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 419 people, 172 households, and 130 families residing in the township. The

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was 10.2 people per square mile (4.0/km²). There were 245 housing units at an average density of 6.0/sq mi (2.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.81%

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, 0.72% Native American and 0.48% Asian.

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or Latino of any race were 0.72% of the population. There were 172 households, out of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.3% were

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living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.78. In the township the population was spread out, with 21.5% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.8 males. The median income for a household in the township was $39,896, and the median income for a family was $45,208. Males had a median income of $31,000 versus $22,813 for females. The

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for the township was $19,465. About 5.1% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the

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, including 4.5% of those under age 18 and 15.5% of those age 65 or over.

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* {{authority control Townships in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania Populated places established in 1843 Townships in Pennsylvania 1843 establishments in Pennsylvania

History

Geography

Demographics

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