Price Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania

Price Township
Settlement
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Monroe
Elevation	1,276 ft (388.9 m)
Coordinates	41°10′00″N 75°09′59″W / 41.16667°N 75.16639°W / 41.16667; -75.16639Coordinates: 41°10′00″N 75°09′59″W / 41.16667°N 75.16639°W / 41.16667; -75.16639
Area	25.2 sq mi (65.3 km2)
- land	25.0 sq mi (65 km2)
- water	0.2 sq mi (1 km2), 0.79%
Population	2,649 (2000)
Density	105.8/sq mi (40.8/km2)
Timezone	EST (UTC-5)
- summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code	570
Location of Price Township in Pennsylvania
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States

Price Township is a township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,649 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 25.2 square miles (65.2 km²), of which, 25.0 square miles (64.8 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (0.64%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 2,649 people, 925 households, and 703 families residing in the township. The population density was 105.8 people per square mile (40.9/km²). There were 1,270 housing units at an average density of 50.7/sq mi (19.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 91.09% White, 5.21% African American, 0.15% Native American, 1.17% Asian, 1.02% from other races, and 1.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.89% of the population.

There were 925 households, out of which 41.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.3% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were non-families. 15.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the township the population was spread out, with 28.8% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 34.2% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 105.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $50,213, and the median income for a family was $52,500. Males had a median income of $38,648 versus $25,167 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,244. About 3.1% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.7% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.

References

Municipalities and communities of Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States
County seat: Stroudsburg
Boroughs	Delaware Water Gap East Stroudsburg Mount Pocono Stroudsburg
Townships	Barrett Chestnuthill Coolbaugh Eldred Hamilton Jackson Middle Smithfield Paradise Pocono Polk Price Ross Smithfield Stroud Tobyhanna Tunkhannock
CDPs	Arlington Heights Brodheadsville Effort Emerald Lakes Gouldsboro‡ Indian Mountain Lake‡ Mountainhome Penn Estates Pocono Pines Saw Creek‡ Saylorsburg Sierra View Sun Valley Tobyhanna
Unincorporated communities	Analomink Bartonsville Blakeslee Canadensis Cresco Gilbert Gravel Place Hamilton Square Henryville Jonas Kresgeville Kunkletown Long Pond Marshalls Creek McMichael Meisertown Minisink Hills Neola Paradise Valley Pocono Lake Pocono Lake Preserve Pocono Manor Pocono Summit Reeders Sciota Scotrun Shawnee on Delaware Skytop Snydersville Swiftwater Tannersville
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county