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Demographics and Statistics for
Hazle Township, Pennsylvania
Hazle Township is located in southern Luzerne County. The south line of Hazle Township abuts both Schuylkill and Carbon counties where it acts as the Luzerne County line. It was incorporated as a Township in 1839.
The face of the Township was once one of rugged hills, dark swamps and deep, dark forests of mostly large yellow pine, which was called bull pine. All of this vast forest was cut for manufactured lumber to build houses, businesses and mining buildings. Much of it was also used for mine props that shored up the walls and roofs on the deep mines. Only a small remnant of this forest remains. Very little of the Township was suitable for agriculture.
As of the 2007 census, Hazle township's population is 9,260 people. Since the 2000 census, it has had a population growth of 2.89 percent.
The median home cost in Hazle township is $160,700 and in spite of the economy, average home appreciation in the last year has remained ever so slightly positive, at 0.36 percent.
Compared to the rest of the country, Hazle township's cost of living is 19.35% Lower than the U.S. average, and the Hazle Township public schools spend $6,558 per student, while the average school expenditure in the U.S. is $6,058. These facts probably contribute to the this communities continued growth.
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