Forkston township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Land area: 70.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 386 (all rural)
| Males: 199 |  (51.6%) |
| Females: 187 |  (48.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 386 (309 owner occupied, 77 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 20% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Forkston township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
Median age of males: 41.9
Median age of females: 42.3
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Average household size: 2.33
| Forkston township: | 2.3 people |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.85
| Forkston township: | $48,217 |
| Pennsylvania: | $52,007 |
| Here: | $539 |
| State: | $675 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $154,629 (it was $91,600 in 2000)
| : | $154,629 |
| Pennsylvania: | $164,200 |
| Population density: 5 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 8.0% |
| Whole state: | 11.0% |
| This township: | 1.9% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Fincke Cemetery (1), Robinson Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Schmitthenner Lake (A), Wild Fowl Pond (B), Creveling Lake (C), Coalbed Swamp (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Red Brook (A), Becker Brook (B), South Brook (C), Bellas Brook (D), Kasson Brook (E), Opossum Brook (F), Scouten Brook (G), North Branch Mehoopany Creek (H), White Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Forkston township: State Game Lands Number 57 (1). Display/hide its location on the map
63% of Forkston township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 296
- Northeast: 76
- Midwest: 6
- South: 29
- West: 12
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 9.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.6% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 238
- One, attached: 9
- Two: 10
- 3 or 4: 4
- Mobile homes: 69
Median worth of mobile homes: $36,300
Housing units in Forkston township with a mortgage: 41 (2 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 38
- Construction (17%)
- Paper (14%)
- Truck transportation (10%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Health care (22%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Paper (5%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (16%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Carpenters (4%)
- Bus drivers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (18%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Accountants and auditors (5%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Forkston township:
- Irish (25.6%)
- German (17.4%)
- English (14.5%)
- United States or American (9.8%)
- Polish (6.3%)
- Italian (5.7%)
- Pennsylvania German (2.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 148 (81%)
- Carpooled: 25 (14%)
- Walked: 2 (1%)
- Other means: 4 (2%)
- Worked at home: 3 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (56%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22%)
- Wood (11%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Coal or coke (3%)
98.3% of residents of Forkston township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 419- In family households: 346 (100 male householders, 14 female householders)
102 spouses, 103 children (76 natural, 3 adopted, 24 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 15 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 73 (33 male householders (28 living alone)), 28 female householders (22 living alone)), 12 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 58 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 50 1-person, 11 2-persons,
50 married couples with children.
21 single-parent households (5 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: 3
| Here: | 37.5% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |