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Eldred Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania

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in 1858. The court directed an election to be held at Warrensville on October 12, 1858. The question of division was hotly contested, resulting in 109 votes for to 91 against the proposition. On the November 16, 1858, Judge Jordan made a decree erecting the township, and it was named Eldred, in honor
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In the township the population was spread out, with 27.0% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 101.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over,
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living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.0% were non-families. 13.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.12.
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of 2000, there were 2,178 people, 770 households, and 646 families residing in the township. The population density was 152.1 inhabitants per square mile (58.7/km). There were 798 housing units at an average density of 55.7 per square mile (21.5/km). The racial makeup of the township was 98.67%
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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;
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machine, which were the first improvements of the kind in the settlement. They proved of great service to the early settlers. These original works have long since passed out of existence. The village of Warrensville was laid out in 1841 by John Weisel, but never has been incorporated.
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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
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Warrensville is the only village in the township. In 1842, when there was talk of applying for a post office, several persons met in the store of John Hoffman, on Mill Creek, and the question of a name came up. "Warrensville", in honor of General
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The median income for a household in the township was $ 46,780, and the median income for a family was $ 49,208. Males had a median income of $ 36,111 versus $ 21,949 for females. The
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Eldred Township is one of the smallest townships in Lycoming County. A petition was filed proposing the formation of the new township from
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in Warrensville: one, owned by J. K. Crawford, was run by water; the other, owned by C. Aderhold, had steam and water both.
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The land on which Warrensville stands was cleared in 1802 by Samuel Carpenter. He erected a grist and saw mill and
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There were 770 households, out of which 39.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.5% were
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for the township was $ 19,426. About 4.5% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the
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In 1892 it contained two stores and one Temperance Hotel, kept by Isaac M. Else, as well as a
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In 1892, in the northern part of the township, David Kiess & Brother owned and ran a
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Horace Willson (1878-1967), founder and president of Columbia Phonograph Co., later
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Eldred Township is in central Lycoming County and is bordered by
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Map of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania highlighting Eldred Township
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of C. D. Eldred, who was then an associate on the bench.
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The first white settlers in Eldred Township were mostly
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village of Warrensville is located in Eldred Township.
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For other Pennsylvania townships of the same name, see
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Eldred Township from the Katy Jane Trail at Rider Park
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Warrensville, Pennsylvania
Eldred Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation)
Township
Eldred Township from the Katy Jane Trail at Rider Park
Map of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania highlighting Eldred Township
Map of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
41°19′27″N 76°57′47″W / 41.32417°N 76.96306°W / 41.32417; -76.96306
Country
State
Pennsylvania
County
Lycoming
Time zone
UTC-5
DST
UTC-4
FIPS code
GNIS
eldredtownship.org
township
Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
2020 census
Williamsport
Metropolitan Statistical Area
unincorporated
Hepburn Township
Quakers
Robert Morris
Muncy Township
sawmill

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