Noxen Township, Pennsylvania
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Noxen Township is a township that is located in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 919 at the time of the 2020 census.
History
File:Noxen School, School Street, Noxen Township.jpg
The Noxen School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.{{NRISref|version=2009a}}
Geography
File:Mountain in Noxen Township, Wyoming County, Pennylvania.JPG
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 28.73 square miles (74.4 km2), of which 28.7 square miles (74 km2) is land and 0.03 square mile (0.1 km2) (0.1%) is water.
Demographics
{{US Census population
|2010= 902
|2020= 919
|estyear=2021
|estimate=916
|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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As of the census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}} of 2010, there were 902 people, 363 households, and 237 families residing in the township.
The population density was {{convert|31.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 427 housing units at an average density of 14.9/sq mi (5.8/km2).
The racial makeup of the township was 98.8% White, 0.2% Native American, 0.1% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.3% of the population.
There were 363 households, out of which 33.6% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 47.9% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.7% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.
The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.03.
Within the township, the population was spread out, with 24.8% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 58.9% who were aged eighteen to sixty-four, and 16.3% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was 41.4 years.
The median income for a household in the township was $46,932, and the median income for a family was $50,455. Males had a median income of $39,375 compared with that of $24,125 for females.
The per capita income for the township was $20,386.
Approximately 5.8% of families and 9.2% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 19.9% of those who were under the age of eighteen. No residents who were aged sixty-five or older were reported as living in poverty.
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{{Wyoming County, Pennsylvania}}