Berlin Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania

Berlin Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania
Second-class township
Township of Berlin
Beach Lake post office
Location in Wayne County and the state of Pennsylvania.
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
US Congressional District	PA-8
State Senatorial District	20
State House of Representatives District	139
County	Wayne
School District	Wayne Highlands Region III
Incorporated	November 28, 1826 [1]
Named for	Berlin, Germany
Government
• Type	Board of Supervisors
• Board of Supervisors [2]	Supervisors Paul Henry Charles Gries Cathy Hunt
•  US Representative	Matt Cartwright (D)
• State Senator	Lisa Baker (R)
• State Representative	Michael Peifer (R)
Area [3]
• Total	39.56 sq mi (102.46 km2)
• Land	38.45 sq mi (99.59 km2)
• Water	1.11 sq mi (2.87 km2)
Elevation	1,211 ft (369.1 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,452
• Estimate  (2021) [4]	2,455
• Density	63.25/sq mi (24.42/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (Eastern Daylight (EDT))
Area codes	570 and 272
GNIS feature ID	1217213 [5]
FIPS code	42-127-05784 [6]
Website	Berlin Township Tax Collector

Berlin Township is a second-class township in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The township's population was 2,452 at the time of the 2020 United States Census. ^[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 39.6 square miles (103 km²), 38.5 square miles (100 km²) of which is land and 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²) (2.78%) of which is water.

Communities

The following villages are located in Berlin Township:

• Beach Lake ^{[7] [8]} (also called Beech Pond ^[9] )
• Berlin Center ^{[7] [10]} (also called Berlin Centre ^[11] )
• Bethel ^{[7] [12]}
• East Berlin ^{[7] [13]}
• Laurella ^{[7] [14]}

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
2010	2,578		—
2020	2,452		−4.9%
2021 (est.)	2,455	[4]	0.1%
U.S. Decennial Census [15]

As of the census of 2010, there were 2,578 people and 712 families residing in the township. The population density was 66.9 inhabitants per square mile (25.8/km²). There were 1,234 housing units at an average density of 32.1 per square mile (12.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.5% White, 0.6% Black or African American, 0.1% American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.7% Asian. 0.2% of the township's inhabitants classified themselves as being from other races, and 0.9% identified as two or more races. Hispanics and Latinos of any race made up 2.4% of the population. ^[6]

There were 1,002 households, 57.9% of which were heterosexual married couples living together (Pennsylvania did not start performing same-sex marriages until May 20, 2014), and 29.9% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them. % had a male householder with no wife present, while 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% of households were non-families. 23.6% of all households were made up of individuals, 10.8% of which consisted of an individual 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.00. ^[6]

The township's population was relatively age-diverse, with 23.1% of residents under the age of 18, 60.5% aged 18 to 64, and 16.4% aged 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.8 years. ^[6]

The median income for a household in the township was $54,844, and the median income for a family was $65,375. The median income for male full-time, year-round workers was $50,902, while similar females had a median income of $28,203. The per capita income for the township was $27,739. About 7% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the poverty threshold, including 27.8% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those ages 65 or over. ^[6]

References

1. Goodrich, Phineas G. (1992) [1880]. History of Wayne County. Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc.
2. "Municipal Index" (PDF). Wayne County Planning Commission/GIS. WordPress. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
3. "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Aug 14, 2017.
4. Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
5. "Township of Berlin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey. 1 December 1989. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
6. U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. "Census Demographic Profiles, Berlin Township" (PDF). CenStats Databases. Retrieved 14 December 2014.^{[ dead link ]}
7. BERLIN - SECOND CLASS TOWNSHIP MAP - WAYNE COUNTY, PA
8. "Beach Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 2 August 1979. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
9. White, Israel Charles; Dolph, John M. (1881). The Geology of Susquehanna County and Wayne County (Report). Vol. 23. Board of Commissioners for the Second Geological Survey of Pennsylvania. p. 5. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
10. "Berlin Center". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 2 August 1979. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
11. Matthews, Alfred (1886). History of Wayne, Pike, and Monroe Counties, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: R. T. Peck & Company. p. 521. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
12. "Bethel". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 2 August 1979. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
13. "East Berlin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 2 August 1979. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
14. "Laurella". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 2 August 1979. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
15. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 7, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2016.