Shamokin Township, Pennsylvania

Shamokin Township, Pennsylvania
Scenery of Shamokin Township
Scenery of Shamokin Township
Map of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania highlighting Shamokin Township
Map of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania highlighting Shamokin Township
Map of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
Map of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyNorthumberland
Settled1774
Incorporated1788
Government
 • TypeBoard of Supervisors
Area
 • Total
31.11 sq mi (80.59 km2)
 • Land30.90 sq mi (80.03 km2)
 • Water0.21 sq mi (0.56 km2)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
2,407
 • Estimate 
(2016)[2]
2,403
 • Density77.76/sq mi (30.02/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code570
FIPS code42-097-69608

Shamokin Township is a township in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population at the 2010 Census was 2,407,[3] an increase over the figure of 2,159 tabulated in 2000.

The city of Shamokin does not sit within the boundaries of Shamokin Township. but is inside Coal Township bordering it to the south.

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  2. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Shamokin Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on May 21, 2019. Retrieved August 22, 2016.