Forkston Township is a township in Wyoming County,

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ...

, United States. The population was 305 at the 2020 census.

Geography

According to the

United States Census Bureau The United States Census Bureau, officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the Federal statistical system, U.S. federal statistical system, responsible for producing data about the American people and American economy, econ ...

, the township has a total area of , of which is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km, or 0.28%) is water.

Demographics

At the

census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...

of 2010, 397 people (in 170 households and 108 families) resided in the Township. The

population density Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geog ...

was . The Township held 294 housing units, an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 98%

White White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no chroma). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully (or almost fully) reflect and scatter all the visible wa ...

, 1% American Indian, 0.25% Asian, 0.25% from other races, and 0.5% from two or more races;

Hispanic The term Hispanic () are people, Spanish culture, cultures, or countries related to Spain, the Spanish language, or broadly. In some contexts, Hispanic and Latino Americans, especially within the United States, "Hispanic" is used as an Ethnici ...

or Latino persons of any race comprised 0.5% of the population. Of the 170 households, 22.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% were

married couples Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children (if any), and b ...

living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.5% were non-families. Single persons comprised 31.8% of all households; 11.8% were single persons aged at least 65 years. The average household size was 2.34 persons, the average family size, 2.94. The population of the Township was spread out. People younger than 18 years were 17.9% of the population; 18 to 64, 64.7%; and those aged at least 65 were 17.4% of the population. The median age was 46.3 years. The median income for a household in the Township was $47,266; the median income for a family was $65,417. Males had a median income of $39,519, compared to a median income of $17,188 for females. The

per capita income Per capita income (PCI) or average income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...

in the Township was $24,474. About 10.5% of families and 13.8% of the population were below the

poverty line The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line, or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for ...

, including 21.8% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those aged 65 or more.

References

{{authority control Townships in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania Townships in Pennsylvania