Laporte township, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Land area: 53.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 373 (all rural)
| Males: 196 |  (52.5%) |
| Females: 177 |  (47.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 373 (353 owner occupied, 20 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 5% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Laporte township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 2.1%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
Median age of males: 46.2
Median age of females: 49.3
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Average household size: 2.45
| Laporte township: | 2.5 people |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.84
| Laporte township: | $40,542 |
| Pennsylvania: | $52,007 |
| Here: | $404 |
| State: | $675 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $136,584 (it was $80,800 in 2000)
| : | $136,584 |
| Pennsylvania: | $164,200 |
| Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 15.4% |
| Whole state: | 11.0% |
| This township: | 1.8% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Laporte.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Laporte township: Glass Creek Club (A), Painter Den Club (B), Nordmont Camp (C), Summit (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Laporte township: Saint Pauls Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Lopez Pond (A), Glass Creek Pond (B), Celestial Lake (C), Glass Creek Pond (D), Painter Den Pond (E), Dutchman Swamp (F), Cranberry Swamp (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Muncy Creek (A), Glass Creek (B), Pole Bridge Run (C), Lopez Pond Branch (D), Birch Creek (E), Big Run (F), Rock Run (G), Mill Run (H), Shanerburg Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
67% of Laporte township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 321
- Northeast: 32
- Midwest: 6
- South: 21
- West: 2
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $112,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
- Gay men: 0.7% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 389
- One, attached: 5
- Two: 2
- Mobile homes: 15
Median worth of mobile homes: $55,000
Housing units in Laporte township with a mortgage: 61 (9 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 38
- Construction (15%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Wood products (8%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Food (6%)
- Educational services (31%)
- Health care (11%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (8%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Wood products (5%)
- Paper (5%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Carpenters (10%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (18%)
- Secondary school teachers (8%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Laporte township:
- German (42.3%)
- Irish (16.8%)
- United States or American (7.6%)
- Dutch (6.8%)
- Polish (6.8%)
- Italian (4.2%)
- English (3.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 98 (71%)
- Carpooled: 27 (19%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 1 (1%)
- Walked: 6 (4%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 5 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (61%)
- Wood (17%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Coal or coke (6%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Utility gas (1%)
97.3% of residents of Laporte township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 383- In family households: 332 (106 male householders, 9 female householders)
93 spouses, 101 children (92 natural, 3 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 5 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 51 (15 male householders (13 living alone)), 28 female householders (24 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 61 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 4 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 37 1-person, 5 2-persons, 1 4-persons,
59 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (3 men, 5 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1
| Here: | 2.4% |
| Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |