Shrewsbury township, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Land area: 47.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 328 (all rural)
| Males: 165 |  (50.3%) |
| Females: 163 |  (49.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 328 (279 owner occupied, 49 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Shrewsbury township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.8%
- Two or more races: 1.2%
Median age of males: 43.0
Median age of females: 39.9
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Average household size: 2.45
| Shrewsbury township: | 2.5 people |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.70
| Shrewsbury 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: | 7.5% |
| Whole state: | 11.0% |
| This township: | 5.4% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Eagles Mere.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Eagles Mere Golf Course (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Shrewsbury township: Rock Run Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes and swamps: Mud Lake (A), Rainbow Lake (B), Deer Lake (C), Hunters Lake (D), Spook Swamp (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Rusty Run (A), The Outlet (B), Falls Run (C), Brunnerdale Run (D), Bully Run (E), Mackeys Run (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
79% of Shrewsbury township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 89% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 275
- Northeast: 15
- Midwest: 6
- South: 5
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 257
- One, attached: 3
- Mobile homes: 16
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3
Median worth of mobile homes: $41,700
Housing units in Shrewsbury township with a mortgage: 32 (3 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 46
- Construction (30%)
- Wood products (7%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (7%)
- Chemicals (5%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (4%)
- Health care (14%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Construction (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (8%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Electricians (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Financial managers (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Shrewsbury township:
- German (41.0%)
- English (10.4%)
- Irish (10.4%)
- United States or American (8.0%)
- Scotch-Irish (7.1%)
- Dutch (4.7%)
- Scottish (3.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 112 (82%)
- Carpooled: 17 (12%)
- Walked: 3 (2%)
- Worked at home: 5 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (71%)
- Wood (21%)
- Electricity (4%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Coal or coke (2%)
99.0% of residents of Shrewsbury township speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 301- In family households: 241 (67 male householders, 20 female householders)
81 spouses, 60 children (56 natural, 4 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 2 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 60 (29 male householders (25 living alone)), 17 female householders (13 living alone)), 14 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 46 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 2 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 38 1-person, 4 2-persons, 4 4-persons,
36 married couples with children.
15 single-parent households (2 men, 13 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| 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: 2
| Here: | 22.2% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |