From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jackson Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Jackson Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylva-
nia
Jackson Township,
Lebanon County,
Geography
Pennsylvania According to the United States Census Bureau, the town-
ship has a total area of 23.9 square miles (62 km2), of
— Township —
which, 23.8 square miles (62 km2) of it is land and 0.1
square miles (0.26 km2) of it (0.54%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 6,338 people, 2,397
households, and 1,824 families residing in the township.
The population density was 266.4 people per square mile
(102.9/km²). There were 2,478 housing units at an aver-
age density of 104.1/sq mi (40.2/km²). The racial makeup
of the township was 98.60% White, 0.28% African Amer-
ican, 0.09% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.02% Pacific
Map of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania highlighting Jackson Township Islander, 0.30% from other races, and 0.35% from two or
more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.76% of
the population.
There were 2,397 households out of which 28.8% had
children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.6% were
married couples living together, 5.7% had a female
householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were
non-families. 20.9% of all households were made up of in-
dividuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was
65 years of age or older. The average household size was
Map of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania 2.60 and the average family size was 3.03.
Country United States In the township the population was spread out with
State Pennsylvania 23.9% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from
County Lebanon 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 20.0% who were 65
Settled 1700 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For
Incorporated 1813 every 100 females there were 93.3 males. For every 100
Area females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males.
– Total 23.9 sq mi (61.9 km2) The median income for a household in the township
– Land 23.8 sq mi (61.6 km2) was $40,469, and the median income for a family was
– Water 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) $45,213. Males had a median income of $32,015 versus
$22,654 for females. The per capita income for the town-
Population (2000)
ship was $18,166. About 4.6% of families and 6.3% of the
– Total 6,338
population were below the poverty line, including 10.5%
– Density 266.4/sq mi (102.9/km2)
of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
DST)
– Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 717 References
[1] "American FactFinder". United States Census
Jackson Township is a township in Lebanon County,
Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved
Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,338 at
2008-01-31.
the 2000 census.
Coordinates: 40°22′00″N 76°17′59″W / 40.3666667°N
76.29972°W / 40.3666667; -76.29972
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