Kline Township is a

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in Schuylkill County,

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. The population was 1,471 at the 2020 census.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of of which is land and (1.13%) is water. It is drained by the

Little Schuylkill River The Little Schuylkill River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of the Schuylkill River in Northeastern Pennsylvania. It rises south of McAdoo H ...

into the

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, the Quakake Creek via the Black Creek into the

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, and the

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into the

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. Its villages include Girard Manor (also in Delano and East Union Townships,) Haddock, Kelayres, Lofty, McAdoo Heights, and Silverbrook.

Neighboring municipalities

* Rush Township (south) * Delano Township (south) * East Union Township (northwest) * Hazle Township, Luzerne County (north) * Banks Township, Carbon County (east) * McAdoo (almost surrounds to the east) * Packer Township, Carbon County (east)

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,591 people, 691 households, and 467 families living in the township. The population density was . There were 738 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 99.25%

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, 0.19% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 0.50% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.13% of the population. There were 691 households, out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were

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living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.86. In the township the population was spread out, with 19.2% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 22.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males. The median income for a household in the township was $30,188, and the median income for a family was $40,333. Males had a median income of $28,942 versus $21,078 for females. The

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for the township was $15,157. About 6.3% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the

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, including 10.6% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The

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operates public schools, including the McAdoo-Kelayres Elementary-Middle School in McAdoo, which also serves the Kelayres area of Kline Township. All township residents are zoned to the

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Transportation

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and Route 309 run north-to-south through Kline Township and PA 309 runs via downtown McAdoo. The two routes are connected by an access highway in Kline just south of McAdoo at exit 138 of I-81.

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bus route 45 provides service to the township from McAdoo via Tamaqua to Pottsville. On Saturdays, the Hometown auction bus 47 runs from Pottsville via Frackville, Shenandoah, and Mahanoy City to Hometown and McAdoo.

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bus route 20 serves the township via McAdoo to Kelayres.

References

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