Wilmot Township is a township in
Bradford County,
Pennsylvania
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. It is part of
Northeastern Pennsylvania
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. The population was 1,204 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Wilmot Township is located in southeastern Bradford County and is bordered by
Albany Township to the west,
Terry Township to the northwest, and by
Wyalusing Township and
Tuscarora Township to the north across the
Susquehanna River
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. To the east, in
Wyoming County, are
Braintrim,
Windham, and
North Branch townships, and to the south, in
Sullivan County, are
Colley and
Cherry
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townships. The unincorporated community of
Sugar Run is located in the northern part of the township, along the
Susquehanna River
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.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 2.17%, is water.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 1,177 people, 454 households, and 339 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 723 housing units at an average density of 16.5/sq mi (6.4/km
2). The racial makeup of the township was 98.22%
White
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, 0.34%
African American
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, 0.08%
Native American, 0.25%
Asian, 0.08%
Pacific Islander
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, 0.25% from
other races, and 0.76% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race were 0.51% of the population.
There were 454 households, out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.7% were
married couples
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living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.3% were non-families. 19.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the township the population was spread out, with 25.1% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 105.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $34,911, and the median income for a family was $40,298. Males had a median income of $35,563 versus $20,917 for females. The
per capita income
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for the township was $17,438. About 13.0% of families and 13.3% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 20.4% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.
References
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Populated places established in 1784
Townships in Bradford County, Pennsylvania