 As the crow flies, Lycoming County is about northwest of Philadelphia and east-northeast of Pittsburgh.According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of .28.0 square miles (72.4 km2) of it is land and of it (2.85%) is water.As of the census of 2000, there were 3,947 people, 897 households, and 654 families residing in the township.