Colley Township, Pennsylvania
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Colley Township is a township in Sullivan County
, Pennsylvania
, United States
. The population was 647 at the 2000 census.
, the township has a total area of 59 square miles (152.8 km²), of which, 58 square miles (150.2 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (2.6 km²) of it (1.70%) is water.
Colley Township is bordered by Bradford County
to the north, Wyoming
and Luzerne Counties
to the east, Davidson Township to the southwest, and Laporte and Cherry Township
s to the west.
Colley Township is home to the Clemuel Ricketts Mansion
on Ganoga Lake
, listed on the National Register of Historic Places
, and part of Ricketts Glen State Park
.
of 2000, there were 647 people, 179 households, and 95 families residing in the township. The population density
was 11.2 people per square mile (4.3/km²). There were 542 housing units at an average density of 9.3/sq mi (3.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 70.48% White, 20.87% African American, 0.93% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 4.17% from other races
, and 3.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.57% of the population.
There were 179 households out of which 14.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.1% were married couples
living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.4% were non-families. 38.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.03 and the average family size was 2.69.
In the township the population was spread out with 28.9% under the age of 18, 26.3% from 18 to 24, 11.6% from 25 to 44, 13.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females there were 158.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 144.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $23,542, and the median income for a family was $33,333. Males had a median income of $28,036 versus $20,417 for females. The per capita income
for the township was $10,979. About 3.0% of families and 45.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 17.9% of those age 65 or over.
Sullivan County, Pennsylvania
Sullivan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population is 6,428. Sullivan County was created on March 15, 1847, from part of Lycoming County and named for Charles Sullivan, leader of the Pennsylvania Senate...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, United States
United States
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. The population was 647 at the 2000 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of 59 square miles (152.8 km²), of which, 58 square miles (150.2 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (2.6 km²) of it (1.70%) is water.
Colley Township is bordered by Bradford County
Bradford County, Pennsylvania
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 62,761 people, 24,453 households, and 17,312 families residing in the county. The population density was 54 people per square mile . There were 28,664 housing units at an average density of 25 per square mile...
to the north, Wyoming
Wyoming County, Pennsylvania
Wyoming County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It was created in 1842 from part of Luzerne County. Its county seat is Tunkhannock.-Geography:According to the U.S...
and Luzerne Counties
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
- Demographics :As of the 2010 census, the county was 90.7% White, 3.4% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 3.3% were of some other race, and 1.5% were two or more races. 6.7% of the population was of Hispanic or Latino ancestry...
to the east, Davidson Township to the southwest, and Laporte and Cherry Township
Cherry Township, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania
Cherry Township is a township in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,718 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.Cherry Township is bordered by...
s to the west.
Colley Township is home to the Clemuel Ricketts Mansion
Clemuel Ricketts Mansion
The Clemuel Ricketts Mansion is a Georgian-style house made of sandstone, built in 1852 or 1855 on the shore of Ganoga Lake in Colley Township, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania in the United States. It was home to several generations of the Ricketts family, including R...
on Ganoga Lake
Ganoga Lake
Ganoga Lake is a natural lake in Colley Township in southeast Sullivan County in Pennsylvania, United States. Known as Robinson's Lake and Long Pond for most of the 19th century, the lake was purchased by the Ricketts family in the early 1850s and became part of R. Bruce Ricketts' extensive...
, listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
, and part of Ricketts Glen State Park
Ricketts Glen State Park
Ricketts Glen State Park is a Pennsylvania state park on in Columbia, Luzerne, and Sullivan counties in Pennsylvania in the United States. Ricketts Glen is a National Natural Landmark known for its old-growth forest and 24 named waterfalls along Kitchen Creek, which flows down the Allegheny...
.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 647 people, 179 households, and 95 families residing in the township. The population density
Population density
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was 11.2 people per square mile (4.3/km²). There were 542 housing units at an average density of 9.3/sq mi (3.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 70.48% White, 20.87% African American, 0.93% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 4.17% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 3.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.57% of the population.
There were 179 households out of which 14.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.1% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.4% were non-families. 38.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.03 and the average family size was 2.69.
In the township the population was spread out with 28.9% under the age of 18, 26.3% from 18 to 24, 11.6% from 25 to 44, 13.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females there were 158.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 144.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $23,542, and the median income for a family was $33,333. Males had a median income of $28,036 versus $20,417 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the township was $10,979. About 3.0% of families and 45.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 17.9% of those age 65 or over.