La Plume Township is a

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in Lackawanna 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 486 at the 2020 census. It is home to Keystone College. La Plume is located 11 miles northwest of

Scranton Scranton is a city in and the county seat of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. With a population of 76,328 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, Scranton is the most populous city in Northeastern Pennsylvania and the ...

, one of Pennsylvania's most populated cities.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2010, there were 602 people, 254 households, and 164 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 280 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 97.2%

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, 0.5%

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, 0.2% American Indian, 0.8% Asian, and 1.3% from two or more races.

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or Latino 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

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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

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for the township was $20,000. About 12.7% of families and 23% of the population were below the

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, including 61.9% of those under age 18 and 2.6% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

* {{authority control Townships in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania Townships in Pennsylvania