u yl kill ▁River ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁N es que hon ing ▁Creek ▁into ▁the ▁Le high ▁River . ▁Its ▁villages ▁include ▁Bar nes ville , ▁G in thers , ▁G rier ▁City ▁( also ▁in ▁Del ano ▁Township ), ▁H au cks , ▁H omet own , ▁Park ▁C rest ▁( also ▁in ▁Ryan ▁Township ), ▁Qu ak ake , ▁Still ▁Creek , ▁and ▁T aman end ▁( also ▁in ▁Del ano ▁Township ). ▁ ▁Ne igh bor ing ▁municipal ities ▁T ama qua ▁( s out heast ) ▁Sch u yl kill ▁Township ▁( s outh ) ▁Ryan ▁Township ▁( s outh west ) ▁Del ano ▁Township ▁( n orth west ) ▁K line ▁Township ▁( n orth ) ▁Pack er ▁Township , ▁Car bon ▁County ▁( n ortheast ) ▁N es que hon ing , ▁Car bon ▁County ▁( east ) ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁R ush ▁Township ▁has ▁a ▁warm - sum mer ▁hum id ▁contin ental ▁climate ▁( D fb ) ▁and ▁the ▁hard iness ▁zone ▁is ▁ 6 a . ▁A verage ▁month ly ▁temper atures ▁in ▁H omet own ▁range ▁from ▁ 2 5 . 2   ° F ▁in ▁January ▁to ▁ 6 9 . 7   ° F ▁in ▁July . ▁ ▁The ▁average ▁annual ▁absolute ▁minimum ▁temperature ▁in ▁H omet own ▁is ▁- 9 . 6   ° F . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 3 , 9 5 7