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Home to 1,519 people, this town lies in Pennsylvania.
Mount Pleasant Township’s best subject grades are an A for schools and an A− for incomes; its weakest is a D for walkability. Only 51 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score lower on walkability. The biggest park or preserve is Jakey Hollow Natural Area, at 50 acres. Mount Pleasant Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Mount Pleasant 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 Mount Pleasant Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 6 maps from 1894 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Mount Pleasant 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 Mount Pleasant Township.
Since 2013, Mount Pleasant Township has added 29 jobs, to 92 in 2023. Mount Pleasant Township: 0.5% of working residents work locally, against 6.3% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. The share of residents in Mount Pleasant Township who live below the poverty line: 2.7%. The median commute is under 11 miles.
| Mount Pleasant Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.7% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $92,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its peak summer temperature stands at 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Among adults in Mount Pleasant Township, 10% have diabetes. Mount Pleasant Township: 19% of adults report frequent mental distress, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (16%) and U.S. towns (17%). In Mount Pleasant Township, 30% of adults have high blood pressure, and 26% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Mount Pleasant Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Mount Pleasant Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.1% | 5.8% |
| More adults in frequent mental distress | 18.9% | 16.4% |
| Fewer adults getting cholesterol checked | 80.1% | 85.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Age groups here sit within 4 points of the Pennsylvania average. Among adults 25 and older, 32% have a four-year degree or more, against 35% across Pennsylvania. In Mount Pleasant Township, 20% of residents are 65 or older.
| Mount Pleasant Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 42 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 22% | 20% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 21% | 18% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.9 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Mount Pleasant Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.8% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.7% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.4% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.2% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.5% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.5% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.9% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.3% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.6% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 42.2% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 12.1% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.7% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.9% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,500, single groups can be off by several points
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 54% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Mount Pleasant Township, 78% come from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Jakey Hollow Natural Area | — | 50 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Mount Pleasant Township
About 5 of every 100 Mount Pleasant Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Mount Pleasant Township is a township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 1,506.
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7 towns share a border with Mount Pleasant Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant Township | — | — | B− | — | A | B |
| Hemlock Township | — | — | C+ | — | B− | B |
| Scott Township | #533 | B | C | B+ | A | B |
| Madison Township | — | — | B | — | B+ | B |
| Orange Township | — | — | C+ | — | A | B− |
| Bloomsburg | #687 | B− | B | B− | B− | B |
| Lightstreet | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Greenwood Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | C+ |
Mount Pleasant Township, Hemlock Township, Madison Township, Orange Township and Greenwood Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Mount Pleasant Township, Hemlock Township, Madison Township, Orange Township and Greenwood Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Lightstreet isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Mount Pleasant Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.