page_title: Mount Carmel Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Mount Carmel Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: Pennsylvania Route 901 west in Mount Carmel Township
context_page_description: Mount Carmel Township is a township located in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Erected in 1854, it was named after Mount Carmel in Israel and was formed from out of part of Coal Township. It contains the boroughs of Mount Carmel, Kulpmont, and Marion Heights within its borders. The population at the 2010 Census was 3,139, up from 2,701 at the 2000 Census.
context_section_description: According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 22.0 square miles (57.0 km²), of which, 21.8 square miles (56.5 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²) of it (0.82%) is water.
  Its villages include: Atlas, Beaverdale, Connorsville, Den Mar Gardens, Diamondtown, Dooleyville, Locust Gap, Merriam, Mount Carmel Estates, Natalie, Oak Ridge Estates, Reliance, Shady Acres, and Strong.
caption: Pennsylvania Route 901 in Mount Carmel Township
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