Wiconisco Township, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:Wiconisco Township, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:300px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Dauphin
Established Title:Settled
Established Title1:Incorporated
Established Date1:1839
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:25.28
Area Land Km2:25.28
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:9.76
Area Land Sq Mi:9.76
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:1162
Population Density Km2:46.95
Population Density Sq Mi:121.61
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Area Code:717
Pop Est As Of:2021
Population Est:1160
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-043-84976

Wiconisco Township is a township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,162 in the 2020 census.[2] Wiconisco Township took its name from Wiconisco Creek,[3] a west-flowing tributary of the Susquehanna River.

Geography

Wiconisco Township is in the northern part of Dauphin County. The borough of Lykens, a separate municipality, is in the southern part of the township. The unincorporated community of Wiconisco is in the eastern part of the township.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 25.3sqkm, all land.[4]

Demographics

At the 2000 census there were 1,168 people, 476 households, and 330 families in the township. The population density was 115.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 530 housing units at an average density of 52.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 98.72% White, 0.17% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.43% Asian, and 0.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.09%.[5]

There were 476 households, 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.6% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 24.6% of households were made up of individuals, and 13.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.92.

The age distribution was 22.3% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% 65 or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males.

The median household income was $33,654 and the median family income was $38,182. Males had a median income of $31,333 versus $21,394 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,268. About 7.1% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.2% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. August 13, 2017.
  2. Web site: Bureau . US Census . City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021 . Census.gov . US Census Bureau . July 13, 2022.
  3. Book: Notes and Queries, Historical, Biographical and Genealogical, Relating Chiefly to Interior Pennsylvania. 1895. Harrisburg Publishing Company. 21.
  4. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Wiconisco township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. December 21, 2015. https://archive.today/20200213152214/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US4204384976. February 13, 2020. dead.
  5. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.