Osceola Township, Pennsylvania |
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Township | |
Osceola Township as seen from Pennsylvania Route 49
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Map of Tioga County Highlighting Osceola Township |
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Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Tioga County |
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Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Tioga |
Settled | 1795 |
Incorporated | 1857 |
Area | |
• Total | 13.9 sq mi (36.1 km2) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 659 |
• Density | 50.2/sq mi (19.4/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern Time Zone (North America) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC) |
Osceola Township is a township in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The population was 659 at the 2010 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 13.9 square miles (36.1 km²), all of it land.
Oseola Township is bordered by Woodhull, Steuben County, New York to the north and Elkland and Nelson Township to the east. Farmington Township is on part of the eastern and southern border. Osceola Township is borderd by Deerfield Township to the south and west.
As of the census of 2000, there were 700 people, 268 households, and 192 families residing in the township. The population density was 50.2 people per square mile (19.4/km²). There were 297 housing units at an average density of 21.3/sq mi (8.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.86% White, 0.57% African American, 0.14% Asian, and 1.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.14% of the population.
There were 268 households out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.5% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0% were non-families. 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.02.