View source for La Plume Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

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'''La Plume Township''' is a [[Township (Pennsylvania)|township]] in [[Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania|Lackawanna County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 486 at the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>  It is home to [[Keystone College]]. La Plume is located 11 miles northwest of [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]], one of Pennsylvania's most populated cities.
==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|2.4|sqmi|km2}}, all land.
==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2010= 602
|2020= 486
|estyear=2021
|estimate=483
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2010, there were 602 people, 254 households, and 164 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|251.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 280 housing units at an average density of {{convert|116.7|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the township was 97.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% American Indian, 0.8% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.8% of the population.
There were 254 households, out of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the township the population was spread out, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 59.4% from 18 to 64, and 15% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years.
The median income for a household in the township was $35,859, and the median income for a family was $46,548. Males had a median income of $29,524 versus $21,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $20,000. About 12.7% of families and 23% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 61.9% of those under age 18 and 2.6% of those age 65 or over.
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[[Category:Townships in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Townships in Pennsylvania]]