| Official Name: | East Buffalo Township, Pennsylvania |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Image Map1: | Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Union County.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 250x200px |
| Map Caption1: | Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Union County |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Union |
| Government Type: | Board of Supervisors |
| Leader Title: | Chairman |
| Leader Name: | Lawson D. Fetterman |
| Leader Title1: | Vice-Chairman |
| Leader Name1: | James H. Buck |
| Leader Title2: | Treasurer |
| Leader Name2: | Henry M. Baylor, Jr. |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1770 |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated |
| Established Date2: | 1836 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 39.51 |
| Area Land Km2: | 39.49 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.03 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 15.26 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 15.25 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 7421 |
| Population Density Km2: | 173.01 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 448.12 |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Website: | East Buffalo Township |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Est: | 7401 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-119-20888 |
East Buffalo Township is a township in Union County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,421 at the 2020 census.[2] The township is home to Bucknell University, which lies mostly in East Buffalo Township and partly in the Borough of Lewisburg.
The Lewisburg Armory was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 15.6sqmi, all land.
East Buffalo Township is bordered by Buffalo Township to the west and north, Lewisburg to the northeast, the West Branch Susquehanna River to the east, across which lie West Chillisquaque Township and Point Township (both in Northumberland County), and Union Township to the south. The only CDP within the township is Linntown, adjacent to the southwestern side of Lewisburg.
In 2010, the population was 6,414 people. living in 2,200 households. The average household income was $62,000.[3]
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 5,730 people, 1,823 households, and 1,421 families residing in the township. The population density was 366.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,894 housing units at an average density of 121.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 95.97% White, 1.20% African American, 0.03% Native American, 1.78% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.35% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.87% of the population.
There were 1,823 households, out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.5% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.0% were non-families. 18.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the township the population was spread out, with 20.8% under the age of 18, 16.0% from 18 to 24, 19.8% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $62,158, and the median income for a family was $68,672. Males had a median income of $53,654 versus $30,833 for females. The per capita income for the township was $26,459. About 0.9% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 0.9% of those age 65 or over.