Upper Augusta Township, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:Upper Augusta Township, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Township
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Image Map1:Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Northumberland County.svg
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Map Caption1:Map of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Northumberland
Government Type:Board of Supervisors
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:1701
Established Title1:Incorporated
Established Date1:1846
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:58.76
Area Land Km2:50.63
Area Water Km2:8.13
Area Total Sq Mi:22.69
Area Land Sq Mi:19.55
Area Water Sq Mi:3.14
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:2586
Population Density Km2:50.34
Population Density Sq Mi:130.39
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Area Code:570
Pop Est As Of:2016
Pop Est Footnotes:[2]
Population Est:2549
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-097-78744

Upper Augusta Township is a township in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was formed in 1846 by the division of Augusta Township (one of the seven original townships of Northumberland County formed in 1772) into Upper and Lower sections. The population at the 2010 Census was 2,586,[3] an increase over the figure of 2,556 tabulated in 2000.

History

The Keefer Station Covered Bridge and Sunbury Armory are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Voters rejected a tax referendum in May 2007 which would have increased local earned income tax by 0.5 percent to reduce property taxes for homeowners and farmers by $176.[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 23.3 square miles (60.3 km2), of which 20.3 square miles (52.5 km2) is land and 3.0 square miles (7.8 km2) (12.97%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 2,556 people, 1,022 households, and 781 families residing in the township. The population density was 126.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,058 housing units at an average density of 52.2sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 98.16% White, 0.51% African American, 0.08% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 0.47% from other races, and 0.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.74% of the population.

There were 1,022 households, out of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.6% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.5% were non-families. 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.80.

In the township the population was spread out, with 20.0% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 29.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $41,875, and the median income for a family was $48,875. Males had a median income of $35,489 versus $21,389 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,433. About 2.9% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.6% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The local public school system is the Shikellamy School District. The administrative offices are located at Administration Center, 200 Island Blvd, Sunbury, Pennsylvania. Shikellamy High School has a 78% graduation rate according to the district report card 2005–2006. In 11th grade, 49% were proficient in math. For reading 62% were proficient in 2005–2006. The high school is ranked rank 384th out of 606 public high schools in Pennsylvania.[6] [7]

In 2007, the Pittsburgh Business Times ranked the Shikellamy School District 434th out of 499 Pennsylvania school districts based on three years of Pennsylvania System of Student Assessment test scores.[8]

The Shikellamy School Board set the budget at $34.62 million for 2007–2008. The board levies a variety of taxes to support its programs. Taxes include 62.5 mills real estate tax in 2007.[9] Per capita taxes are $5 per resident. An earned income taxes of one-half of 1 percent of income yields a revenue of approximately $1.8 million. Additionally, the real estate transfer tax of one-half percent (Northumberland Borough, Point Township, Rockefeller Township) and one percent (Snydertown borough) is levied on real estate transfers.[10]

SUN Area Career & Technology Center is a regional vocational school, offering adult education classes, vocational education, and technical career training. SUN Tech serves over 1500 people annually. ISO9001 and Middle States Accredited. SUN Tech was presented with the Significant Achievement Award in Education for raising their Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Program criteria score to 648 points, a 345-point increase from 303 points in August 2000.

Residents also have a wide selection of alternative schools. By law, the local public school must provide transportation to schools within 10miles of the borders of the school district at no charge to the student.[11]

Parochial schools

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. August 14, 2017.
  2. Web site: Population and Housing Unit Estimates. June 9, 2017.
  3. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Upper Augusta Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. August 22, 2016. https://archive.today/20200212211026/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1&prodType=table. February 12, 2020. dead.
  4. Tax reform proposal falls in all Valley school districts, Daily Item, May 19, 2007. http://www.dailyitem.com/archivesearch/local_story_139203055.html
  5. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.
  6. Web site: Pennsylvania Dept Of Education - Academic Achievement Report . www.paayp.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070930155133/http://www.paayp.com/district.jsp?hiddenSelectCounty=Northumberland&selectDistrict=SHIKELLAMY%20SD . September 30, 2007.
  7. Web site: SchoolDigger.com. SchoolDigger.
  8. Valley schools all over the chart, Daily Item June 6, 2007, http://www.dailyitem.com/archivesearch/local_story_163000144.html
  9. Shikellamy school board adopts $34.6M budget, Daily Item, June 20, 2007, http://www.dailyitem.com/0100_news/local_story_171003120.html
  10. Shikellamy budget approved Daily Item, May 19, 2007, http://www.dailyitem.com/archivesearch/local_story_139001649.html
  11. 24 PS 17-1726-A Transportation to charter schools http://www.pde.state.pa.us/transportation/lib/transportation/SchoolCode_Transportation_7-17-06.pdf