Noxen Township, Pennsylvania

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.^[2]

Noxen Township
Township
Scenery of Noxen Township
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
Coordinates: 41°25′00″N 76°04′59″W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Wyoming
Founded	1895
Area [1]
• Total	28.75 sq mi (74.45 km2)
• Land	28.71 sq mi (74.37 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation	1,611 ft (491 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	919
• Estimate  (2021)[2]	916
• Density	29.81/sq mi (11.51/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	18636
Area code	570
FIPS code	42-131-55736
Website	noxenpa.com

History

Noxen School in Noxen Township

The Noxen School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.^[3]

Geography

Mountain in fall, Noxen Township

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

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	902		—
2020	919		1.9%
2021 (est.)	916	[2]	−0.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

As of the census^[5] of 2010, there were 902 people, 363 households, and 237 families residing in the township.

The population density was 31.4 inhabitants per square mile (12.1/km²). 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.