port ▁( n orth west ) ▁and ▁Ash land ▁( n ortheast ). ▁ ▁Pennsylvania ▁Route ▁ 1 4 ▁runs ▁north – s outh ▁the ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁town ship , ▁following ▁the ▁valley ▁of ▁South ▁Creek , ▁a ▁trib ut ary ▁( via ▁See ley ▁Creek ) ▁of ▁the ▁Chem ung ▁River ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁and ▁th ence ▁the ▁Sus que h anna ▁River . ▁Route ▁ 1 4 ▁passes ▁through ▁the ▁un in cor por ated ▁communities ▁of ▁Dun ning , ▁G ille tt , ▁and ▁F ass ett ▁within ▁the ▁town ship . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁town ship ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which ▁ ▁is ▁land ▁and ▁, ▁or ▁ 0 . 1 2 %, ▁is ▁water . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 , 2 6 1 ▁people , ▁ 4 8 4 ▁households , ▁and ▁ 3 6 3 ▁families ▁res iding ▁in ▁the ▁town ship . ▁ ▁The ▁population ▁density ▁was ▁ 4 5 . 0 ▁people ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 1 7 . 4 / km ²). ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁ 5 5 9 ▁housing ▁units ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁density ▁of ▁ 1 9 . 9 / sq   mi ▁( 7 . 7 / km ²). ▁ ▁The ▁ra cial ▁make up ▁of ▁the ▁town ship ▁was ▁ 9 8 . 8 9 % ▁White , ▁ 0 . 5