Upper Fairfield Township, Pennsylvania

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Upper Fairfield Township,
Lycoming County,
Pennsylvania
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Map of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania highlighting Upper Fairfield Township

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map_caption1 = Map of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania

subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Pennsylvania
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Lycoming

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established_title = Settled
established_date = 1800
established_title1 = Incorporated
established_date1 = 1851

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area_total_km2 = 47.2
area_land_km2 = 46.9
area_water_km2 = 0.3
area_total_sq_mi = 18.2
area_land_sq_mi = 18.1
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1854
population_density_km2 = 39.5
population_density_sq_mi = 102.4

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
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elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 273
elevation_ft = 896
latd = 41 |latm = 19 |lats = 10 |latNS = N
longd = 76 |longm = 51 |longs = 41 |longEW = W

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Upper Fairfield Township is a township in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The population was 1,854 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Williamsport, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

The history of Upper Fairfield Township begins in 1851 when some dissatisfied citizens of the southern portion of Fairfield Township asked to be separated from the neighbors to the north. The citizens of the northern portion were strongly against division, but the township was divided against their wishes on September 12, 1851.

Upper Fairfield Township called Pollock Township during its first two years of existence. It was named for Judge James Pollock, who was the president of district court that ordered the township to be divided. Since the citizens of Upper Fairfield Township where against the division in the first place, they were less than pleased with the name of their new township. Pollock was a controversail figure in the early days of Upper Fairfield. The citizens asked the court that the named be changed and the Pennsylvania General Assembly ordered that Pollock Township's name be changed to Upper Fairfield Township on January 29, 1853.

Geography

Upper Fairfield Township is bordered by Plunketts Creek Township to the north, Mill Creek Township to the east, Muncy Township to the southeast, Fairfield Township to the south, and Loyalsock and Eldred Townships to the east. Loyalsock Creek is the boundary line between Upper Fairfield and Loyalsock Townships as well as Upper Fairfield and Eldred. As the crow flies, Lycoming County is about convert|130|mi|km|0 northwest of Philadelphia and convert|165|mi|km|0 east-northeast of Pittsburgh.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 18.2 square miles (47.2 km²).18.1 square miles (46.9 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (0.66%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 1,854 people, 682 households, and 544 families residing in the township. The population density was 102.4 people per square mile (39.5/km²). There were 736 housing units at an average density of 40.6/sq mi (15.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.35% White, 0.05% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.49% of the population.

There were 682 households out of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.4% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.2% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the township the population was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $42,031, and the median income for a family was $47,500. Males had a median income of $29,896 versus $23,380 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,193. About 4.7% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.3% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

*cite book
others = The Lycoming County Unit of the Pennsylvania Writers Project of the Work Projects Administration
title = A Picture of Lycoming County
origdate = 1939
url = http://www.libraries.psu.edu/do/digitalbookshelf/2799521/
format = PDF
accessdate = 2007-03-21
edition = First edition
publisher = The Commissioners of Lycoming County Pennsylvania

*cite book
last = Meginness
first = John Franklin
title = History of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania: including its aboriginal history; the colonial and revolutionary periods; early settlement and subsequent growth; organization and civil administration; the legal and medical professions; internal improvement; past and present history of Williamsport; manufacturing and lumber interests; religious, educational, and social development; geology and agriculture; military record; sketches of boroughs, townships, and villages; portraits and biographies of pioneers and representative citizens, etc. etc."
origdate = 1892
url = http://www.usgennet.org/usa/pa/county/lycoming/history/lyco-history-01.html
accessdate = 2007-03-21
edition = 1st Edition
publisher = Brown, Runk & Co.
location = Chicago, IL
id = ISBN 0-7884-0428-8
chapter =
chapterurl = http://www.usgennet.org/usa/pa/county/lycoming/history/Chapter-34.html
quote = (Note: ISBN refers to Heritage Books July 1996 reprint. URL is to a scan of the 1892 version with some OCR typos).