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{{distinguish|Lehman Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania}}
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'''Lehman Township''' is a township in [[Pike County, Pennsylvania|Pike County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 10,843 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].
==History==
The [[Brodhead Farm]], [[Nyce Farm]], [[Peters House (Milford, Pennsylvania)|Peters House]], and [[Turn Store and the Tinsmith's Shop]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>
==Communities==
Lehman Township is home to several communities.  The unincorporated community of [[Bushkill, Pennsylvania|Bushkill]] was a well-known small town in the region but has since fallen on hard times.  Lehman Township is also home to Pine Ridge, Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, Pocono Ranchlands and Saw Creek, four private communities.  These private communities provide community and recreational services to residents.  While these communities were initially mostly composed of vacation homes, many people have since moved there full-time including retirees and former vacationers.
==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|50.1|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|48.9|sqmi|km2}}  is land and {{convert|1.2|sqmi|km2}}  (2.47%) is water.  Many cornfields and forests accompany the land.
==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2010= 10663
|2000=7515|2020=10843}}
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|archive-date=August 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820053605/https://www.census.gov/|url-status=live}}</ref> of 2010, there were 10,663 people, 3,620 households, and 2,787 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|218|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 6,138 housing units at an average density of 125.5/sq&nbsp;mi.  The racial makeup of the township was 66.27% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 20.7% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.5% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 6.6% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 22% of the population.
There were 3,620 households, out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.0% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.35.
In the township the population was spread out, with 27.4% under the age of 18, 62.3% from 18 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38.5 years.
The median income for a household in the township was $49,856, and the median income for a family was $50,714. Males had a median income of $40,940 versus $28,388 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $19,933.  About 5.6% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.1% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.
==Media==
[[WVPO (FM)|WVPO]] at 96.7 is licensed to Lehman Township.
==Notable people==
*[[Richard Brodhead]], U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania (1851–1857)
*[[Henry Linderman]], Director of the U.S. Mint (1867–1869; 1873–1878)
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://www.lehmantownship.com/ Official Township Website]
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