Lamar Township is a township in Clinton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,600 at the time of the 2020 census.

Geography

The township is located in southern Clinton County and includes the unincorporated community of Rote. Interstate 80 runs east–west through the township, with one interchange (Exit 178): U.S. Route 220, which leads north to Mill Hall and Lock Haven, the

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. According to the

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, Lamar Township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.27%, is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,450 people, 901 households, and 718 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 967 housing units at an average density of 23.6/sq mi (9.1/km). The racial makeup of the township was 99.10%

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, 0.16%

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, 0.12% Native American, 0.16% Asian, and 0.45% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.37% of the population. There were 901 households, out of which 32.4% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 70.5% were

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living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.2% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.05. Within the township, the population was spread out, with 24.7% who were under the age of eighteen, 8.4% who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 27.3% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 25.0% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 14.6% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was forty years. For every one hundred females, there were 98.5 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 95.1 males. The median income for a household in the township was $35,332, and the median income for a family was $38,235. Males had a median income of $30,516 compared with that of $19,278 for females. The

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for the township was $15,464. Approximately 7.8% of families and 9.9% of the population were living below the

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, including 12.6% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 13.8% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.

References

{{authority control Populated places established in 1800 Townships in Clinton County, Pennsylvania Townships in Pennsylvania