Lake Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania
township in Mercer County, Pennsylvania
Lake Township is a township in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 702 at the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 780 in 2010.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 16.0 square miles (41 km2), of which 15.9 square miles (41 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (0.94%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 706 people, 232 households, and 187 families residing in the township. The population density was 44.5 inhabitants per square mile (17.2/km2). There were 246 housing units at an average density of 15.5/sq mi (6.0/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 98.44% White, 0.57% African American, and 0.99% from two or more races.
There were 232 households, out of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.8% were married couples living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.0% were non-families. 16.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.04 and the average family size was 3.40.
The public source identifies “Lake Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania” as township in Mercer County, Pennsylvania. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Lake, Township and Mercer.
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