Little Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Township in Pennsylvania, US}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}

{{other Pennsylvania townships|Mahanoy Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox settlement

|official_name = Little Mahanoy Township, Pennsylvania

|settlement_type = Township

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|image_skyline = View of Little Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania 1.JPG

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|image_caption = View of Little Mahanoy Township

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|image_map = Map of Northumberland County Pennsylvania Highlighting Little Mahanoy Township.PNG

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|map_caption = Map of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania highlighting Little Mahanoy Township

|image_map1 = Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Northumberland County.svg

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|map_caption1 = Map of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = United States

|subdivision_type1 = State

|subdivision_name1 = Pennsylvania

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Northumberland

|government_footnotes =

|government_type = Board of Supervisors

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|established_title = Settled

|established_date = 1777

|established_title1 = Incorporated

|established_date1 = 1813

|unit_pref = Imperial

|area_footnotes = {{cite web|title=2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2016_Gazetteer/2016_gaz_place_42.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=August 14, 2017}}

|area_magnitude =

|area_total_km2 = 27.19

|area_land_km2 = 26.93

|area_water_km2 = 0.26

|area_total_sq_mi = 10.50

|area_land_sq_mi = 10.40

|area_water_sq_mi = 0.10

|population_as_of = 2010

|population_footnotes =

|population_total = 479

|population_density_km2 = 16.97

|population_density_sq_mi = 43.95

|timezone = Eastern (EST)

|utc_offset = -5

|timezone_DST = EDT

|utc_offset_DST = -4

|postal_code_type =

|postal_code =

|area_code = 570

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|pop_est_as_of = 2016

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|population_est = 457

|blank_name = FIPS code

|blank_info = 42-097-43912

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Little Mahanoy Township is a township that is located in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population at the time of the 2010 Census was 479,{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1&prodType=table| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Little Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=August 22, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212211026/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1&prodType=table| archive-date=February 12, 2020| url-status=dead}} a decline from the figure of 435 that was tabulated during the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 10.4 square miles (27.1 km2), all land.

Demographics

As of the census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}} of 2000, there were 435 people, 151 households, and 109 families residing in the township.

The population density was {{convert|41.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 159 housing units at an average density of 15.2/sq mi (5.9/km2).

The racial makeup of the township was 99.08% White, 0.23% African American, 0.23% Asian, and 0.46% from two or more races.

There were 151 households, out of which 35.1% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 63.6% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were non-families. 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.2% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.

The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.52.

Within the township, the population was spread out, with 32.9% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 7.1% who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 23.9% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 20.9% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 15.2% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was thirty-six years.

For every one hundred females, there were 96.8 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 87.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $36,667, and the median income for a family was $45,500. Males had a median income of $32,639 compared with that of $18,125 for females.

The per capita income for the township was $14,844.

Approximately 5.4% of families and 5.9% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 5.4% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 10.9% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.

{{US Census population

|1990= 432

|2000= 435

|2010= 479

|estyear=2016

|estimate=457

|estref={{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}

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Gallery

File:View of Little Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania 2.JPG|View of Little Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County

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