[2] It is believed that the first white settler was named “Boggs,” who constructed a log cabin in modern-day Hunlock Township.

It's speculated that while he was away from home, his family was either driven away or massacred by the Native Americans living within the region.

Future settlers to modern-day Hunlock Township were lumberjacks, who built saw mills in the territory.

The Village of Hunlock Creek is located near the Susquehanna River.

U.S. 11 and Hunlock Creek Turnpike are two major thoroughfares which run through the township.

17.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Hunlock Township is part of Northwest Area School District.