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Forest Lake Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania

Township in Pennsylvania, United States

Field	Value
name	Forest Lake Township,
Pennsylvania
settlement_type	Township
image_skyline	File:2021-09-09 17 02 39 View southwest along Kane Road towards developing thunderstorms from a point between Crowley Road and North Road in Forest Lake Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.jpg
image_caption	Scenery along Kane Road in Forest Lake Township
image_map	Map of Susquehanna County Pennsylvania highlighting Forest Lake Township.PNG
image_map1	Pennsylvania in United States (US48).svg
map_caption1	Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Pennsylvania
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Susquehanna
established_title	Settled
established_date	1799
established_title1	Incorporated
established_date1	1836
leader_title	Mayor
unit_pref	Imperial
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	77.52
area_total_sq_mi	29.93
area_land_km2	77.18
area_land_sq_mi	29.80
area_water_km2	0.33
area_water_sq_mi	0.13
population_as_of	2020
population_footnotes
population_total	1121
pop_est_as_of	2021
pop_est_footnotes
population_est	1117
population_density_km2	14.41
population_density_sq_mi	37.32
timezone1	EST
utc_offset1	-5
timezone1_DST	EDT
utc_offset1_DST	-4
area_code	570
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	42-115-26648
blank2_name_sec2	Wikimedia Commons
website	Forest Lake Township

Pennsylvania

Forest Lake Township is a township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,121 as of the 2020 census.

History

Forest Lake Township was formed from parts of Bridgewater, Silver Lake, and Middletown Townships on May 4, 1836.

In the 1900s, there was an art camp for girls on the lake itself called Camp Sylvania.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 29.93 sqmi, of which 29.8 sqmi is land and 0.13 sqmi (0.43%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,193 people, 474 households, and 355 families residing in the township. The population density was 40 /mi2. There were 634 housing units at an average density of 21.3 /mi2. The racial makeup of the township was 98.7% White, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.8% of the population.

There were 474 households, out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.7% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.1% were non-families. 19.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the township the population was spread out, with 21.1% under the age of 18, 62.3% from 18 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years.

The median income for a household in the township was $47,500, and the median income for a family was $53,846. Males had a median income of $43,167 versus $25,515 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,251. About 5.4% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.6% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.

References

"2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
"City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". US Census Bureau.
"Township Incorporations, 1790 to 1853". Susquehanna County Historical Society.
"Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
"U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].

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