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Hollenback Township, Pennsylvania

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In the township the population was spread out, with 26.3% under the age of eighteen, 6.5% from eighteen to twenty-four, 30.1% from twenty-five to forty-four, 23.1% from forty-five to sixty-four, and 14.0% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was thirty-eight years.
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living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.1% were non-families. 15.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.
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When several German farmers entered modern-day Hollenback Township in 1789, they faced the difficult task of converting the rugged landscape and stubborn soil into fertile farmland. By 1796, the area belonged to
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The median income for a household in the township was $ 42,063, and the median income for a family was $ 44,712. Males had a median income of $ 33,125 compared with that of $ 21,058 for females.
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The population density was 79.8 inhabitants per square mile (30.8/km). There were 466 housing units at an average density of 29.9 per square mile (11.5/km).
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For every one hundred females, there were 99.8 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 97.4 males.
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There were 439 households, out of which 37.1% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 68.6% were
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of 2000, there were 1,243 people, 439 households, and 355 families residing in the township.
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Hollenback lies within a fertile valley between Hess Mountain (to the north) and
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industry subsequently took off in Hollenback; in 1866, the area contained six
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Roughly 5.9% of families and 7.3% of the population were living below the
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The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.10.
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travels through the southern portion of the township, and links up with
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Townships. In 1825, the first store and tavern were erected.
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Map of Luzerne County highlighting Hollenback Township
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Hollenback Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Township
Big Wapwallopen Creek in Hollenback Township (June 2015)
Big Wapwallopen Creek
Map of Luzerne County highlighting Hollenback Township
Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Luzerne County
Country
State
Pennsylvania
County
Luzerne
Time zone
UTC-5
Eastern (EST)
DST
UTC-4
ZIP code
Area code
570
FIPS code
Luzerne County
Pennsylvania
Nescopeck
Newport
logging
sawmills
gristmills
Conyngham Township

United States Census Bureau

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