▁as ▁several ▁summer ▁c ott ages . ▁The ▁c ott age ▁hold ers ▁included ▁Pen ns yl v ani ans ▁from ▁as ▁far ▁away ▁as ▁Philadelphia ▁which ▁is ▁approximately ▁ 1 0 0   mi ▁( 1 6 0   km ) ▁south west ▁of ▁Sh rew s bury ▁Township . ▁ ▁Indust ry ▁and ▁far ming ▁are ▁and ▁always ▁have ▁been ▁very ▁limited ▁in ▁Sh rew s bury ▁Township , ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁mountain ous ▁terrain . ▁The ▁population ▁as ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁census ▁has ▁decl ined ▁to ▁ 4 3 3 ▁residents ▁from ▁ 5 7 0 ▁at ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁ 1 8 9 0 . ▁ ▁Geography ▁Sh rew s bury ▁Township ▁is ▁border ed ▁by ▁S ull ivan ▁County ▁to ▁the ▁n ortheast , ▁P enn ▁Township ▁to ▁the ▁sout heast , ▁Picture ▁Ro cks ▁to ▁the ▁south , ▁Wolf ▁Township ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁and ▁Pl unk et ts ▁Creek ▁Township ▁to ▁the ▁north west . ▁As ▁the ▁crow ▁f lies , ▁Ly coming ▁County ▁is ▁about ▁ ▁north west ▁of ▁Philadelphia ▁and ▁ ▁east - n ortheast ▁of ▁Pitts burgh . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁town ship ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁ 1 7 . 5   square ▁miles ▁( 4 5 . 3   km 2 ). 1 7 . 5   square ▁miles ▁( 4 5 . 3   km 2 ) ▁of ▁it ▁is ▁land ▁and ▁ 0 . 0 6 % ▁is