56:
44:
482:
474:
68:
1085:
211:
453:
helped stabilize the area and encouraged resettlement, which continued after the war. Abraham
Webster was another of the early settlers to be attacked, only he survived and returned to Wolf Township twelve years after the Big Runaway. His entire family had been killed, but he returned with a new wife
647:
of 2000, there were 2,707 people, 1,050 households, and 787 families residing in the township. The population density was 138.3 inhabitants per square mile (53.4/km). There were 1,102 housing units at an average density of 56.3 per square mile (21.7/km). The racial makeup of the township was 99.19%
683:
In the township the population was spread out, with 25.3% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over,
679:
living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 2.97.
835:
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;
836:
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
55:
441:. Settlers fled feared and actual attacks by the British and their allies. Homes and fields were abandoned, with livestock driven along and a few possessions floated on rafts on the river east to
687:
The median income for a household in the township was $ 39,167, and the median income for a family was $ 45,859. Males had a median income of $ 31,284 versus $ 22,852 for females. The
1023:
308:
552:, the township has a total area of 19.8 square miles (51.2 km), of which 19.6 square miles (50.8 km) are land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km), or 0.75%, are water.
917:
1576:
1341:
1296:
1196:
1351:
1336:
1281:
518:
494:
1246:
1211:
1166:
465:
mill was built in 1842. There were also several sawmills in the township that were part of the lumber industry that covered much of
Pennsylvania during the late 1800s.
1366:
1216:
1201:
1171:
67:
1276:
1231:
1226:
1191:
1186:
1161:
1356:
1331:
1236:
1221:
1206:
43:
1581:
1291:
1241:
1181:
1176:
514:
1586:
1321:
1311:
502:
1016:
81:
449:. The abandoned property was burnt by the attackers. Some settlers soon returned, only to flee again in the summer of 1779 in the "Little Runaway".
268:
1346:
1326:
1009:
490:
1306:
278:
510:
844:
481:
473:
1301:
1251:
1143:
1001:
715:
243:
135:
1286:
1266:
1256:
773:
744:
506:
361:
Wolf
Township has grown to a population of 2,907 residents as of the 2010 census, up from 734 residents at the census of 1890.
1261:
653:
438:
422:
925:(Map). 1:65,000. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Bureau of Planning and Research, Geographic Information Division
417:
David Aspen was the first white settler to live within the borders of what is now Wolf
Township. He was scalped during the
1271:
1033:
858:
657:
557:
327:
312:
140:
1495:
1316:
882:
339:
1546:
1133:
1123:
969:
549:
498:
405:
to architectural stone used in buildings. It is also used for wallstone, decorative boulders, natural steps and other
355:
1460:
1138:
1113:
1074:
1055:
903:
542:
530:
430:
418:
324:
1465:
1430:
1389:
1108:
609:
594:
526:
351:
320:
1505:
1455:
1425:
1118:
1103:
538:
347:
113:
833:
675:
There were 1,050 households, out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.1% were
450:
1500:
1480:
1445:
1404:
1376:
1153:
34:
1435:
1095:
665:
522:
829:
1490:
1485:
1450:
446:
401:
quarries. Pennsylvania bluestone has many uses, from cut dimensional stone used in patios, walkways and
857:(Note: ISBN refers to Heritage Books July 1996 reprint. URL is to a scan of the 1892 version with some
1553:
1523:
1475:
1470:
1440:
1394:
669:
253:
342:
by the Court of
Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Lycoming County in 1834. The township is named for
1415:
1384:
1128:
1066:
661:
649:
442:
1399:
897:
943:
691:
for the township was $ 18,571. About 5.8% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the
840:
793:
688:
426:
382:
873:
390:
805:
378:
1570:
421:, when his and other settlements throughout the Susquehanna valley were attacked by
692:
316:
128:
1048:
553:
534:
434:
402:
343:
1515:
123:
96:
83:
458:
406:
398:
374:
234:
695:, including 10.8% of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over.
885:(First ed.). The Commissioners of Lycoming County Pennsylvania. 1939
676:
397:
feedstocks, among other uses. Wolf
Township was also the home to several
394:
386:
462:
370:
881:. The Lycoming County Unit of the Pennsylvania Writers Project of the
644:
489:
Wolf
Township is in southeastern Lycoming County and is bordered by
480:
472:
260:
239:
1005:
60:
Map of
Lycoming County, Pennsylvania highlighting Wolf Township
1537:‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county
1083:
740:
994:
560:, flows through the township from northeast to southwest.
293:
965:
541:, the state capital. It is 50 miles (80 km) west of
425:
and Native
Americans allied with the British. After the
919:"2007 General Highway Map Lycoming County Pennsylvania"
457:
The earliest industrial venture in Wolf Township was a
767:
765:
763:
761:
710:
708:
1532:
1514:
1414:
1375:
1152:
1094:
1065:
288:
277:
267:
250:
233:
225:
217:
204:
199:
191:
183:
175:
167:
162:
154:
146:
134:
122:
112:
21:
529:. Wolf Township is 15 miles (24 km) east of
319:, United States. The population was 3,109 at the
839:(1st ed.). Chicago: Brown, Runk & Co.
373:of Wolf Township played a role in its history.
358:are on land that was taken from Wolf Township.
521:to the northwest. Wolf Township surrounds the
1017:
8:
774:"City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021"
377:was quarried west of Hughesville for use as
381:, used in large quantities as building and
1577:Townships in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
1024:
1010:
1002:
672:of any race were 0.15% of the population.
567:
18:
429:in the summer of 1778 (near what is now
704:
287:
266:
232:
198:
190:
161:
145:
111:
76:
52:
40:
16:Township in Pennsylvania, United States
895:
801:
791:
587:
537:, and 84 miles (135 km) north of
338:Wolf Township was formed from part of
823:
821:
819:
817:
815:
735:
733:
276:
249:
224:
216:
203:
182:
179:19.63 sq mi (50.84 km)
174:
171:19.78 sq mi (51.22 km)
166:
153:
133:
121:
64:
7:
1582:Populated places established in 1777
664:, and 0.37% from two or more races.
72:Map of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
1587:1777 establishments in Pennsylvania
350:from 1829 to 1835. The boroughs of
187:0.15 sq mi (0.38 km)
1032:Municipalities and communities of
944:"Census of Population and Housing"
577:
433:) and smaller local attacks, the "
427:Wyoming Valley battle and massacre
14:
828:Meginness, John Franklin (1892).
497:to the northeast, the borough of
210:
209:
66:
54:
42:
745:United States Geological Survey
385:(including limestone products,
741:"US Board on Geographic Names"
439:West Branch Susquehanna Valley
1:
1035:Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
718:. United States Census Bureau
558:West Branch Susquehanna River
454:and re-established his home.
328:Metropolitan Statistical Area
883:Work Projects Administration
875:A Picture of Lycoming County
830:"Shrewsbury, Wolf, and Penn"
461:constructed in 1816. A wool
229:153.19/sq mi (59.15/km)
970:United States Census Bureau
716:"2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files"
550:United States Census Bureau
413:Early settlers and industry
218: • Estimate
1603:
437:" occurred throughout the
1542:
1081:
1046:
636:
623:
608:
593:
586:
581:
576:
573:
77:
65:
53:
41:
32:
491:Plunketts Creek Township
445:, then further south to
348:governor of Pennsylvania
195:558 ft (170 m)
684:there were 91.9 males.
1088:
902:: CS1 maint: others (
486:
485:Field in Wolf Township
478:
477:Field in Wolf Township
399:Pennsylvania bluestone
48:Field in Wolf Township
1087:
966:"U.S. Census website"
637:U.S. Decennial Census
569:Historical population
556:, a tributary of the
484:
476:
451:Sullivan's Expedition
383:engineering materials
252: • Summer (
97:41.25056°N 76.71778°W
1555:United States portal
511:Muncy Creek Township
323:. It is part of the
226: • Density
1548:Pennsylvania portal
772:Bureau, US Census.
570:
519:Mill Creek Township
495:Shrewsbury Township
102:41.25056; -76.71778
93: /
1144:South Williamsport
1089:
804:has generic name (
780:. US Census Bureau
568:
513:to the southwest,
509:to the southeast,
487:
479:
205: • Total
184: • Water
168: • Total
1564:
1563:
689:per capita income
641:
640:
548:According to the
517:to the west, and
507:Moreland Township
419:Revolutionary War
302:
301:
176: • Land
1594:
1556:
1549:
1086:
1058:
1051:
1041:
1036:
1026:
1019:
1012:
1003:
998:
997:
995:Official website
980:
979:
977:
976:
962:
956:
955:
953:
951:
940:
934:
933:
931:
930:
924:
914:
908:
907:
901:
893:
891:
890:
880:
870:
864:
863:
854:
853:
825:
810:
809:
803:
799:
797:
789:
787:
785:
769:
756:
755:
753:
752:
737:
728:
727:
725:
723:
712:
654:African American
589:
584:
579:
571:
298:
295:
257:
213:
212:
108:
107:
105:
104:
103:
98:
94:
91:
90:
89:
86:
70:
58:
46:
25:Lycoming County,
19:
1602:
1601:
1597:
1596:
1595:
1593:
1592:
1591:
1567:
1566:
1565:
1560:
1554:
1547:
1538:
1528:
1510:
1417:
1410:
1371:
1347:Upper Fairfield
1327:Plunketts Creek
1148:
1090:
1084:
1079:
1061:
1056:
1049:
1042:
1039:
1034:
1030:
993:
992:
989:
984:
983:
974:
972:
964:
963:
959:
949:
947:
942:
941:
937:
928:
926:
922:
916:
915:
911:
894:
888:
886:
878:
872:
871:
867:
851:
849:
847:
827:
826:
813:
800:
790:
783:
781:
771:
770:
759:
750:
748:
739:
738:
731:
721:
719:
714:
713:
706:
701:
677:married couples
658:Native American
582:
566:
533:, the Lycoming
471:
415:
367:
336:
313:Lycoming County
292:
251:
101:
99:
95:
92:
87:
84:
82:
80:
79:
73:
61:
49:
37:
28:
26:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1600:
1598:
1590:
1589:
1584:
1579:
1569:
1568:
1562:
1561:
1559:
1558:
1551:
1543:
1540:
1539:
1536:
1534:
1530:
1529:
1527:
1526:
1520:
1518:
1512:
1511:
1509:
1508:
1503:
1498:
1496:Roaring Branch
1493:
1488:
1483:
1478:
1473:
1468:
1463:
1458:
1453:
1448:
1443:
1438:
1433:
1428:
1422:
1420:
1416:Unincorporated
1412:
1411:
1409:
1408:
1402:
1397:
1392:
1387:
1381:
1379:
1373:
1372:
1370:
1369:
1364:
1359:
1354:
1349:
1344:
1339:
1334:
1329:
1324:
1319:
1314:
1309:
1304:
1299:
1294:
1289:
1284:
1279:
1274:
1269:
1264:
1259:
1254:
1249:
1244:
1239:
1234:
1229:
1224:
1219:
1214:
1209:
1204:
1199:
1194:
1189:
1184:
1179:
1174:
1169:
1164:
1158:
1156:
1150:
1149:
1147:
1146:
1141:
1136:
1131:
1126:
1121:
1116:
1111:
1106:
1100:
1098:
1092:
1091:
1082:
1080:
1078:
1077:
1071:
1069:
1063:
1062:
1047:
1044:
1043:
1031:
1029:
1028:
1021:
1014:
1006:
1000:
999:
988:
987:External links
985:
982:
981:
957:
935:
909:
865:
845:
811:
757:
729:
703:
702:
700:
697:
639:
638:
634:
633:
630:
628:
625:
621:
620:
617:
615:
612:
606:
605:
602:
600:
597:
591:
590:
585:
580:
575:
565:
562:
515:Muncy Township
493:to the north,
470:
467:
414:
411:
366:
363:
340:Muncy Township
335:
332:
300:
299:
290:
286:
285:
282:
275:
274:
271:
265:
264:
258:
248:
247:
237:
231:
230:
227:
223:
222:
219:
215:
214:
206:
202:
201:
197:
196:
193:
189:
188:
185:
181:
180:
177:
173:
172:
169:
165:
164:
160:
159:
156:
152:
151:
148:
144:
143:
138:
132:
131:
126:
120:
119:
116:
110:
109:
75:
74:
71:
63:
62:
59:
51:
50:
47:
39:
38:
33:
30:
29:
23:Wolf Township,
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1599:
1588:
1585:
1583:
1580:
1578:
1575:
1574:
1572:
1557:
1552:
1550:
1545:
1544:
1541:
1535:
1531:
1525:
1522:
1521:
1519:
1517:
1513:
1507:
1504:
1502:
1499:
1497:
1494:
1492:
1489:
1487:
1484:
1482:
1479:
1477:
1474:
1472:
1469:
1467:
1464:
1462:
1459:
1457:
1454:
1452:
1449:
1447:
1444:
1442:
1439:
1437:
1434:
1432:
1429:
1427:
1424:
1423:
1421:
1419:
1413:
1406:
1403:
1401:
1398:
1396:
1393:
1391:
1388:
1386:
1383:
1382:
1380:
1378:
1374:
1368:
1365:
1363:
1360:
1358:
1355:
1353:
1350:
1348:
1345:
1343:
1340:
1338:
1335:
1333:
1330:
1328:
1325:
1323:
1320:
1318:
1315:
1313:
1310:
1308:
1305:
1303:
1300:
1298:
1295:
1293:
1290:
1288:
1285:
1283:
1280:
1278:
1275:
1273:
1270:
1268:
1265:
1263:
1260:
1258:
1255:
1253:
1250:
1248:
1245:
1243:
1240:
1238:
1235:
1233:
1230:
1228:
1225:
1223:
1220:
1218:
1215:
1213:
1210:
1208:
1205:
1203:
1200:
1198:
1195:
1193:
1190:
1188:
1185:
1183:
1180:
1178:
1175:
1173:
1170:
1168:
1165:
1163:
1160:
1159:
1157:
1155:
1151:
1145:
1142:
1140:
1137:
1135:
1134:Picture Rocks
1132:
1130:
1127:
1125:
1124:Montoursville
1122:
1120:
1117:
1115:
1112:
1110:
1107:
1105:
1102:
1101:
1099:
1097:
1093:
1076:
1073:
1072:
1070:
1068:
1064:
1060:
1059:
1052:
1045:
1040:United States
1037:
1027:
1022:
1020:
1015:
1013:
1008:
1007:
1004:
996:
991:
990:
986:
971:
967:
961:
958:
945:
939:
936:
921:
920:
913:
910:
905:
899:
884:
877:
876:
869:
866:
862:
860:
848:
846:0-7884-0428-8
842:
838:
837:
831:
824:
822:
820:
818:
816:
812:
807:
795:
779:
775:
768:
766:
764:
762:
758:
746:
742:
736:
734:
730:
717:
711:
709:
705:
698:
696:
694:
690:
685:
681:
678:
673:
671:
667:
663:
659:
655:
651:
646:
635:
631:
629:
626:
622:
618:
616:
613:
611:
607:
603:
601:
598:
596:
592:
572:
563:
561:
559:
555:
551:
546:
544:
540:
536:
532:
528:
524:
520:
516:
512:
508:
505:to the east,
504:
503:Penn Township
500:
499:Picture Rocks
496:
492:
483:
475:
468:
466:
464:
460:
455:
452:
448:
444:
440:
436:
432:
428:
424:
420:
412:
410:
408:
404:
400:
396:
392:
388:
384:
380:
376:
372:
364:
362:
359:
357:
356:Picture Rocks
353:
349:
345:
341:
333:
331:
329:
326:
322:
318:
314:
310:
306:
305:Wolf Township
297:
291:
283:
280:
272:
270:
262:
259:
255:
245:
244:Eastern (EST)
241:
238:
236:
228:
220:
207:
194:
186:
178:
170:
157:
149:
142:
139:
137:
130:
127:
125:
118:United States
117:
115:
106:
78:Coordinates:
69:
57:
45:
36:
31:
20:
1461:Jersey Mills
1361:
1307:Old Lycoming
1139:Salladasburg
1114:Jersey Shore
1075:Williamsport
1057:Williamsport
1054:
973:. Retrieved
960:
948:. Retrieved
946:. Census.gov
938:
927:. Retrieved
918:
912:
887:. Retrieved
874:
868:
856:
850:. Retrieved
834:
802:|last1=
782:. Retrieved
777:
749:. Retrieved
747:. 2007-10-25
720:. Retrieved
693:poverty line
686:
682:
674:
642:
564:Demographics
547:
543:Wilkes-Barre
531:Williamsport
488:
456:
431:Wilkes-Barre
416:
403:stair treads
368:
360:
337:
325:Williamsport
317:Pennsylvania
304:
303:
294:wolftownship
273:42-081-85984
155:Incorporated
129:Pennsylvania
27:Pennsylvania
1466:Lairdsville
1431:Balls Mills
1418:communities
1390:Garden View
1342:Susquehanna
1297:Muncy Creek
1197:Cogan House
1109:Hughesville
1050:County seat
624:2021 (est.)
554:Muncy Creek
535:county seat
527:Hughesville
435:Big Runaway
352:Hughesville
344:George Wolf
321:2020 census
100: /
1571:Categories
1516:Ghost town
1506:Unityville
1456:Hoppestown
1426:Antes Fort
1352:Washington
1337:Shrewsbury
1282:Mill Creek
1119:Montgomery
1104:Duboistown
975:2008-01-31
929:2009-12-26
889:2006-07-23
852:2007-02-20
778:Census.gov
751:2008-01-31
699:References
643:As of the
539:Harrisburg
409:features.
281:feature ID
200:Population
1533:Footnotes
1501:Slate Run
1481:Pennsdale
1446:Cedar Run
1405:Rauchtown
1302:Nippenose
1252:Loyalsock
1247:Limestone
1212:Fairfield
1167:Armstrong
1154:Townships
898:cite book
469:Geography
459:gristmill
423:Loyalists
407:landscape
393:) and as
375:Limestone
269:FIPS code
235:Time zone
192:Elevation
88:76°43′4″W
85:41°15′2″N
1436:Barbours
1367:Woodward
1287:Moreland
1267:McIntyre
1257:Lycoming
1217:Franklin
1202:Cummings
1172:Bastress
1096:Boroughs
794:cite web
666:Hispanic
660:, 0.15%
656:, 0.07%
652:, 0.22%
395:chemical
387:concrete
365:Quarries
309:township
141:Lycoming
35:Township
1491:Ralston
1486:Proctor
1451:Chemung
1277:Mifflin
1262:McHenry
1232:Jackson
1227:Hepburn
1192:Clinton
1187:Cascade
1162:Anthony
950:June 4,
861:typos).
784:15 July
722:Aug 14,
523:borough
463:carding
447:Sunbury
371:geology
334:History
289:Website
284:1216777
147:Settled
114:Country
1524:Masten
1476:Nisbet
1471:Linden
1441:Cammal
1395:Kenmar
1357:Watson
1332:Porter
1272:McNett
1237:Jordan
1222:Gamble
1207:Eldred
843:
670:Latino
645:census
574:Census
391:mortar
208:3,109
136:County
1385:Faxon
1317:Piatt
1292:Muncy
1242:Lewis
1182:Brown
1177:Brady
1129:Muncy
923:(PDF)
879:(PDF)
662:Asian
650:White
632:−0.6%
627:3,090
614:3,109
599:2,907
443:Muncy
307:is a
263:(EDT)
261:UTC-4
240:UTC-5
221:3,090
124:State
1400:Oval
1377:CDPs
1362:Wolf
1322:Pine
1312:Penn
1067:City
952:2016
904:link
841:ISBN
806:help
786:2022
724:2017
619:6.9%
610:2020
595:2010
583:Note
578:Pop.
501:and
389:and
379:lime
369:The
354:and
296:.org
279:GNIS
163:Area
158:1824
150:1777
859:OCR
668:or
525:of
311:in
254:DST
1573::
1053::
1038:,
968:.
900:}}
896:{{
855:.
832:.
814:^
798::
796:}}
792:{{
776:.
760:^
743:.
732:^
707:^
588:%±
545:.
346:,
330:.
315:,
1407:‡
1025:e
1018:t
1011:v
978:.
954:.
932:.
906:)
892:.
808:)
788:.
754:.
726:.
604:—
256:)
246:)
242:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
