Susquehanna Township is a

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Lycoming County Lycoming County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 114,188. Its county seat is Williamsport. The county is part of the North Central region of the commonwealth. Lycoming County compris ...

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, United States. The population was 972 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Williamsport Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Susquehanna Township was established during the December 1838 sessions of the

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. It was formed from parts of Nippenose and Armstrong townships. Susquehanna Township was first surveyed in 1769. The surveyors named it "Upper Bottom" to distinguish it from a piece of land further to the east that was named "Lower Bottom", present-day Duboistown and South Williamsport. The first settlers arrived in 1801 and cleared the

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near the

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and began farming. The village of Nisbet, a collection of about a dozen homes, rose up around the

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of the same name. Two

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s and a small

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mill were built on Mill Run during the early days of Susquehanna Township. Susquehanna Township has grown somewhat since it was founded. The village of Nisbet underwent an expansion during the 1950s and 1960s and now serves as a bedroom community for Williamsport and

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. Much of the land on the alluvial plain is still farmed. Farmers rent out small portions of their property for the docking of recreational boats on the West Branch Susquehanna River. The township is protected by Station 7, the Nisbet Volunteer Fire Company.

Geography

Susquehanna Township is in southwestern Lycoming County and is bordered by the West Branch Susquehanna River to the north, Armstrong Township to the east, Bastress Township to the south and Nippenose Township to the west. Across the West Branch, Woodward Township is to the north and the city of Williamsport is to the northeast. There is no road crossing the river from Susquehanna Township, however; the nearest crossings are in Duboistown to the east and at

to the west. The ridgecrest of

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forms the southern border of the township. The mountain is cut by two

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s along the township border: Big Run cuts through the mountain near the western end of the border, and Bender Run cuts through to the east, flowing north through Nisbet. Both streams run north to the West Branch of the Susquehanna. According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which are land and , or 8.53%, are water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 993 people, 400 households, and 312 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 431 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 99.09%

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, 0.10%

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, 0.20% Native American, and 0.60% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.40% of the population. There were 400 households, out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.5% were

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living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.0% were non-families. 18.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.82. In the township the population was spread out, with 19.9% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 93.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.8 males. The median income for a household in the township was $36,806, and the median income for a family was $43,229. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $22,446 for females. The

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for the township was $20,456. About 5.1% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the

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, including 8.0% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

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* {{Lycoming County, Pennsylvania Townships in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania Townships in Pennsylvania Populated places established in 1801 1801 establishments in Pennsylvania