Benton Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

Not to be confused with Benton Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania.

Benton Township
Settlement
a barn in the township
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Lackawanna
Elevation	1,148 ft (349.9 m)
Coordinates	41°35′00″N 75°45′29″W
Area	24.9 sq mi (64.5 km2)
- land	24.3 sq mi (63 km2)
- water	0.6 sq mi (2 km2), 2.41%
Population	1,908 (2010)
Density	78.5 / sq mi (30.3 / km2)
Timezone	EST (UTC-5)
- summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code	570
Location of Benton Township in Pennsylvania
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States

Benton Township is a township in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,908 at the 2010 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 24.9 square miles (64 km²), of which, 24.3 square miles (63 km²) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²) of it (2.41%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,908 people, 770 households, and 548 families residing in the township. The population density was 78.5 people per square mile (30.7/km²). There were 1,060 housing units at an average density of 43.6/sq mi (17/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.5% White, 0.4% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.4% of the population.

There were 770 households out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the township the population was spread out with 20.6% under the age of 18, 63.3% from 18 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.9 years.

The median income for a household in the township was $45,282, and the median income for a family was $51,563. Males had a median income of $37,270 versus $21,875 for females. The per capita income for the township was $21,463. About 5.5% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.8% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.