Wayne Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania

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Wayne Township is a township in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,328 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 42.5 km² (16.4 mi²). 41.8 km² (16.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (1.83%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there were 2,328 people, 894 households, and 680 families residing in the township. The population density was 55.8/km² (144.4/mi²). There were 946 housing units at an average density of 22.7/km² (58.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.54% White, 0.39% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.26% Asian, and 0.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.52% of the population.

There were 894 households out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.9% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the township the population was spread out with 23.1% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 99.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $39,594, and the median income for a family was $47,452. Males had a median income of $34,853 versus $21,544 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,011. About 4.1% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.1% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.


Municipalities and Communities of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
(County Seat: New Castle)
Cities New Castle
Boroughs Bessemer | Ellport | Ellwood City | Enon Valley | New Beaver | New Wilmington | S.N.P.J. | South New Castle | Volant | Wampum
Townships Hickory | Little Beaver | Mahoning | Neshannock | North Beaver | Perry | Plain Grove | Pulaski | Scott | Shenango | Slippery Rock | Taylor | Union | Washington | Wayne | Wilmington
Communities and CDPs New Castle Northwest | Oakland | Oakwood