Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,139.
The best of North Centre Township’s subject grades is an A for schools; the weakest is a C− for walkability. North Centre Township’s median age is 51.5 years, against 43.2 years in Pennsylvania’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 95 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns do worse. Fowlersville Covered Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places. North Centre Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 85% of U.S. towns. North Centre Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where North Centre 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 North Centre Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 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 North Centre 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 North Centre Township.
North Centre Township’s typical journey to work is 22 minutes. For most workers, North Centre Township is a place to come home to: only 1% work in town. 5.3% of North Centre Township residents live below the poverty line, below both the Pennsylvania town median (7.6%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). The top destinations are Bloomsburg (11%), Mahoning Township (9%) and South Centre Township (8%).
| North Centre Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.3% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Among residents in North Centre Township, 19% are under 18. Adults 18 to 34 are just over one in ten residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 26% of residents (20% statewide). The town has grown 5.1% since 2020, to 2,139 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 27% of adults 25 and older hold at least a bachelor’s degree, against 35% across Pennsylvania.
| North Centre Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 26% | 21% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 19% | 20% | 22% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.7 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| North Centre Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.8% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.8% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.1% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.3% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.8% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 17.4% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.8% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.9% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12.1% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.2% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 39.7% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.3% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.3% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.4% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,100, single groups can be off by several points
In North Centre Township, the typical July afternoon high is 84°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
FEMA puts just over four fifths of North Centre Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding. On expected storm and flood damage, North Centre Township sits above 64% of U.S. communities. Flood insurance has paid out on 2 claims in the town since 1999.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
North Centre Township: 37% of adults have obesity. In North Centre Township, 18% of adults report frequent mental distress, and 27% get no exercise outside work.
| North Centre Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 24% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | North Centre Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.7% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.1% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 17.9% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The concentration of trails for North Centre Township comes to 0.2 miles per square mile. 2.4 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is State Game Lands Number 55, at 314 acres.
| North Centre Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.2% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 55 | — | 314 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of North Centre Township
About 3 of every 100 North Centre Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
North Centre Township is a township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 2,039 at the 2020 census.
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6 towns share a border with North Centre Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Centre Township | — | — | C+ | — | A | C+ |
| Orange Township | — | — | C+ | — | A | B− |
| Fishing Creek Township | — | — | B | — | B+ | C+ |
| South Centre Township | — | — | B− | — | A | B |
| Scott Township | #533 | B | C | B+ | A | B |
| Lightstreet | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Briar Creek Township | #670 | B− | B+ | A | C+ | C |
North Centre Township, Orange Township, Fishing Creek Township and South Centre Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. North Centre Township, Orange Township, Fishing Creek Township and South Centre Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Lightstreet isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare North Centre 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 C+.