Cherry Township is a

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in Sullivan County,

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, United States. The population was 1,475 at the 2020 census.

History

Cherry Township was first settled in 1816 by Amos Ellis, and a

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was built in the township in 1818. Cherry Township was formed from Shewsbury Township in 1824 and named for the nearby Cherry Hill. Cherry Township contained the

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of Sullivan county from 1848 to 1850, when it was moved to Laporte. A

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was built in Cherry Township in 1878.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.35%) is water. Cherry Township is bordered by Bradford County to the north, Colley Township to the east, Laporte Township to the south and Forks Township to the west.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2010 there were 1,705 people, 739 households, and 505 families residing in the township. The

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was . There were 1,227 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 98.3%

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, 0.2%

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, 0.4% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.5% of the population. There were 739 households, out of which 23.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were

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living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.76. In the township the population was spread out, with 18.5% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 18.9% from 25 to 44, 33.1% from 45 to 64, and 22.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.9 males. The median income for a household in the township was $40,143, and the median income for a family was $48,438.

References

{{authority control Populated places established in 1816 Townships in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania Townships in Pennsylvania 1816 establishments in Pennsylvania