Blue Mountain forms its natural southern boundary.

Its villages include Fiddletown, Kunkletown, and Smith Gap.

17.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

According to the Trewartha climate classification system, Eldred Township has a Temperate Continental climate (Dc) with warm summers (b), cold winters (o) and year-around precipitation (Dcbo).

The average wettest month is September, which correlates with tropical storm remnants during the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season.

During the winter months, the plant hardiness zone is 6a, with an average annual extreme minimum air temperature of −5.6 °F (−21 °C).

Ice storms and large snowstorms depositing ≥ 12 inches (30 cm) of snow occur once every couple of years, particularly during nor’easters from December through March.

The plant hardiness zone is 6a with an average annual extreme minimum air temperature of −5.6 °F (−21 °C).