East Buffalo township, Union County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Land area: 15.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 5,730 (78% urban, 22% rural)
| Males: 2,779 |  (48.5%) |
| Females: 2,951 |  (51.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 4,699 (4,182 owner occupied, 517 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in East Buffalo township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 94.6%
- Black: 1.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.0%
- Asian: 1.7%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
- Hispanic or Latino: 1.9%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
- Some other race: 0.0%
Median age of males: 40.4
Median age of females: 42.9
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Average household size: 2.58
| East Buffalo township: | 2.6 people |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.95
| East Buffalo township: | $48,121 |
| Pennsylvania: | $52,007 |
| Here: | $563 |
| State: | $675 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $153,832 (it was $97,200 in 2000)
| : | $153,832 |
| Pennsylvania: | $164,200 |
| Population density: 366 people per square mile | (high). |
| This township: | 1.9% |
| Whole state: | 11.0% |
| This township: | 1.9% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Linntown.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in East Buffalo township: Colonial Crest Golf Course (A), Bucknell University Golf Course (B), Art Barn Complex (C), Weis Music Building (D), Weis Center (E), Vaughan Literature Building (F), Tau Kappa Epsilon (G), Spratt House (H), Sojka Pavilion (I), Sigma Phi Epsilon (J), Sigma Chi (K), Rooke Chemistry Building (L), Robert and Margaret Farrell Smith Hall (M), Phi Kappa Psi (N), O'Leary Center (O), Marts Hall (P), Lambda Chi Alpha (Q), Kinney Natatorium (R), Kappa Delta Rho (S), James S Swartz Hall (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in East Buffalo township include: Rooke Chapel (A), Lewisburg Assembley of God Church (B), Lewisburg Alliance Church (C), Faith Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Luntz Cemetery (1), Ebenezer Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
88% of East Buffalo township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 29% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 186
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 19
- South: 6
- West: 4
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
People in group quarters in East Buffalo township, Pennsylvania:
- 731 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 291 people in nursing homes
- 9 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 72
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Housing units in East Buffalo township with a mortgage: 22 (4 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11
- Educational services (26%)
- Health care (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Construction (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (4%)
- Educational services (30%)
- Health care (24%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Other direct selling establishments (3%)
- Public administration (3%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Postsecondary teachers (10%)
- Physicians and surgeons (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Top executives (4%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
- Business operations specialists (4%)
- Registered nurses (10%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in East Buffalo township:
- Dutch (43.7%)
- German (26.2%)
- United States or American (15.8%)
- Italian (3.8%)
- Norwegian (3.3%)
- Swedish (3.3%)
- Irish (2.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 73 (67%)
- Carpooled: 4 (4%)
- Walked: 3 (3%)
- Worked at home: 29 (27%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (63%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (30%)
- Electricity (4%)
- Utility gas (3%)
People in group quarters in East Buffalo township, Pennsylvania:
- 731 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 291 people in nursing homes
- 9 people in homes for the mentally retarded
96.7% of residents of East Buffalo township speak English at home.
3.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 215- In family households: 205 (60 male householders, 2 female householders)
59 spouses, 80 children (80 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 10 (8 male householders (8 living alone)), 2 female householders (2 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 26 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 10 1-person,
1,063 married couples with children.
98 single-parent households (22 men, 76 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3
| Here: | 8.1% |
| Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
| Here: | 16.7% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
| Here: | 100.0% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |