Forks township, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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Land area: 43.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 407 (all rural)

Males: 207	(50.9%)
Females: 200	(49.1%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 407 (349 owner occupied, 58 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	14%
State:	29%

Races in Forks township:

White Non-Hispanic: 99.5%
Asian: 0.2%
Two or more races: 0.2%

Median age of males: 45.4
Median age of females: 45.7

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Average household size: 2.38

Forks township:	2.4 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Average family size: 2.72

Estimated median household income in 2007: $33,875 ($27,969 in 1999)

This township:	$33,875
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $411 (lower quartile is $361, upper quartile is $527)

Here:	$411
State:	$555

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $123,118 (it was $79,000 in 2000)

Forks township:	$123,118
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $65,924 - $157,184

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $182,579
Here: $182,579
State: $224,371

Mobile homes: $45,600
Here: $45,600
State: $35,442

Population density: 9 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	10.0%
Whole state:	11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	6.7%
Whole state:	5.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 4 (50% naturalized citizens)

Forks township:	1.0%
State:	4.1%

81% of Forks 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, 82% lived in Pennsylvania.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 363
Northeast: 33
Midwest: 7
South: 14
West: 2

Forks township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 8.2%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 328
Mobile homes: 77
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Median worth of mobile homes: $46,300

Housing units in Forks township with a mortgage: 32 (4 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 42

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 13
1995 to 1998: 25
1990 to 1994: 23
1980 to 1989: 70
1970 to 1979: 59
1960 to 1969: 32
1950 to 1959: 62
1940 to 1949: 16
1939 or earlier: 112

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Forks township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 3 2 rooms: 5 3 rooms: 4 4 rooms: 21 5 rooms: 33 6 rooms: 29 7 rooms: 28 8 rooms: 16 9 or more rooms: 21

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Forks township, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 3 5 rooms: 3 6 rooms: 3 7 rooms: 5 8 rooms: 9 9 or more rooms: 3

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Forks township:
	no bedroom: 3 1 bedroom: 9 2 bedrooms: 43 3 bedrooms: 61 4 bedrooms: 36 5 or more bedrooms: 8

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Forks township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 3 3 bedrooms: 13 4 bedrooms: 4 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Forks township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 19 1 vehicle: 42 2 vehicles: 63 3 vehicles: 28 4 vehicles: 4 5 or more vehicles: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in Forks township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 9 2 vehicles: 14 3 vehicles: 3 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (26%)
Construction (8%)
Wood products (7%)
Educational services (7%)
Paper (6%)
Motor vehicle, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers (6%)
Truck transportation (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (22%)
Educational services (14%)
Accommodation and food services (14%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (11%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Construction (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Top executives (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
Waiters and waitresses (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Forks township:

German (32.2%)
English (16.2%)
United States or American (15.4%)
Irish (13.5%)
Pennsylvania German (5.9%)
Scottish (3.0%)
French (except Basque) (2.7%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Other South Central Asia (50%)
Brazil (50%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 132 (71%)
Carpooled: 21 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 3 (2%)
Walked: 19 (10%)
Other means: 2 (1%)
Worked at home: 9 (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (72%) Wood (15%) Coal or coke (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Electricity (4%)

98.6% of residents of Forks township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 425

In family households: 345 (97 male householders, 21 female householders)
104 spouses, 107 children (106 natural, 0 adopted, 1 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 2 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 80 (26 male householders (22 living alone)), 38 female householders (28 living alone)), 16 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 71 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 50 1-person, 13 2-persons, 1 3-persons.

52 married couples with children.
23 single-parent households (7 men, 16 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: 7

Here:	43.8%
Pennsylvania:	37.3%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Forks township:

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