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CHAPTER 6

An in-depth look at the communities in and near our Watershed:

Lackawanna County as a whole:

bulletLand area: 459 square miles
bulletForestland ownership: 92% privately held, 8% publicly held
bulletCounty population: 213,295
bulletPopulation density: 464.7 people per square mile

Susquehanna County as a whole:

bulletLand area: 823 square miles
bulletCounty Land use: 64% forest, 13% crop, 9% pasture, 14% other
bulletAgricultural easements:
bulletForest cover: 340,200 acres
bulletForestland ownership: 96% privately held
bulletEstimated number of private forestland owners in 1997: 14,204
bulletPopulation: 42,165

bulletPopulation density: 51.3 people per square mile
bulletMedian age: 39.5
bulletPer capita income: $16,435
bulletEducation of population age 25 or older: 82.5% hold at least a high school diploma; 13.2% hold at least a Bachelor’s degree
bulletHousing breakdown: 18% are seasonal homes; 20.5% are rentals

Wyoming County as a whole:

bulletLand area: 397 square miles (254,080 acres)
bulletCounty Land Use: 62% forest, 12% crop, 4% pasture, 22% other
bulletAgricultural Conservation Easements (as of 2001) : 3 farms, 683 acres
bulletForest coverage: 157,600 acres
bulletForestland ownership: 79% privately held, 18% publicly held, 3% held by forest industry
bulletEstimated number of private forestland owners in Wyoming County in 1997: 5,213
bulletPopulation (2001estimate): 28,055
bulletPopulation density: 70.7 people per square mile
bulletMedian Age: 37.8 years
bulletPer capita income: $17,452
bulletEducation of population age 25 or older: 83.7% hold at least a high school diploma; 15.4% hold at least a Bachelor’s degree
bulletHousing breakdown: 10.4% are seasonal homes; 21.1% are rentals

SOURCE:

bulletPopulation, Economic and Housing/Vehicle Characteristics Source: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 U.S. Census Bureau
bulletLand information: Source: Penn State School of Forest Resources

Township Specific Information

Click on the links below to obtain information on each individual township.  These are in PDF format.

Abington Township | Ararat Township | Benton Township | Bridgewater Township | Brooklyn Township | Clarks Summit Borough | Clifford Township | Clinton Township | Dalton Borough | Factoryville Borough | Gibson Township | Glenburn Township | Greenfield Township | Harford Township | Herrick Township | Hop Bottom Borough | Jackson Township | La Plume Township | Lathrop Township | Lemon Township | Lenox Township | New Milford Township | Nicholson Borough | Nicholson Township | North Abington Township | Overfield Township | Scott Township | South Abington Township | Springville Township | Thompson Township | Tunkhannock Borough | Tunkhannock Township | West Abington Township
 

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