[3] Sheshequin is a Native American name purported to mean "place of the rattle".

[4] Sheshequin Township is located north of the center of Bradford County, on the east bank of the Susquehanna River.

The unincorporated community of Sheshequin is in the western part of the township, at a crossing of the Susquehanna River into Ulster.

A second crossing of the Susquehanna is near the southern border of the township, into North Towanda.

19.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.