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1,928 people call this town in Pennsylvania home. 67% more nonprofits per person than the typical Pennsylvania town.
Lewis Township’s best subject grades are an A− for schools and history and an A for civic life; its weakest is a C for hazard risk. 21% of workers do their job from home in Lewis Township, above both the Pennsylvania town median (12%) and the median of U.S. towns (11%). On civic life, just 54 of Pennsylvania’s 1,717 towns do better. Hower-Slote House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Only 119 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns score lower on the outdoors. Lewis Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Lewis Township beats most towns.
Hower-Slote House| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Warrior Run El Sch | K–6 | 750 |
| Warrior Run JSHS | 7–12 | 625 |
| Maranatha Mennonite Christian School | K–12 | 157 |
Where Lewis Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Lewis Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2009 and 5 maps from 1924 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Lewis Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Lewis Township.
Two of its 3 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. The largest public high school is Warrior Run JSHS, with 625 students. The public schools here belong to Warrior Run SD.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warrior Run El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 750 | – |
| Warrior Run JSHSLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 625 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
The top destinations are Milton (11%), Kelly Township (5%) and Williamsport (5%). Employers in Lewis Township shed 36 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 547. Half commute less than 13 miles.
| Lewis Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 4.5% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $76,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In July, afternoons reach 85°; in January, nights fall to 19°, and about 36 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Since 1979, Lewis Township has seen 51 flood insurance claims paid out. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 63% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 83% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Among adults in Lewis Township, 18% smoke cigarettes. Two figures for adults locally: 25% have been diagnosed with depression, 15% report frequent physical distress.
| Lewis Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | Lewis Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.1% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.4% | 7.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.5% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 1.6 miles. Lewis Township’s concentration of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile. The biggest park or preserve is State Game Lands Number 325, at 623 acres.
| Lewis Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.8% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 325 | — | 623 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lewis Township
About 3 of every 100 Lewis Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Lewis Township is a township that is located in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population at the time of the 2010 Census was 1,915, an increase over the figure of 1,862 that was tabulated in 2000.
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5 towns share a border with Lewis Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Township | — | — | C | — | A− | C+ |
| Anthony Township | — | — | C+ | — | A− | B− |
| Delaware Township | #508 | B+ | B | — | A− | B− |
| Limestone Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Muncy Creek Township | #610 | B | B | — | A− | C+ |
| Turbot Township | — | — | C | — | B+ | C |
Lewis Township, Anthony Township and Turbot Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Lewis Township, Anthony Township, Delaware Township, Muncy Creek Township and Turbot Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Limestone Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Lewis Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
67% more nonprofits per person than the typical Pennsylvania town.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.