Wayne Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

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Wayne Township,
Dauphin County,
Pennsylvania
Joseph E. Ibberson Conservation Area.jpg
Joseph E. Ibberson Conservation Area, partly within Wayne Township
Dauphin County Pennsylvania incorporated and unincorporated areas Wayne township highlighted.svg
Location in Dauphin County and state of Pennsylvania.
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Dauphin
Incorporated1878
Area
[1]
  Total13.91 sq mi (36.02 km2)
  Land13.91 sq mi (36.02 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population
 (2020) [2]
  Total1,264 Decrease2.svg
  Estimate 
(2021) [2]
1,262
  Density97.57/sq mi (37.67/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code 717
FIPS code 42-043-81744
Website Township website

Wayne Township is a township that is located in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,264 at the time of the 2020 census. [2]

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History

Wayne Township was named for Anthony Wayne. [3]

The Shoop Site (36DA20) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 13.9 square miles (36.0 km2), all land. [5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2010 1,341
2020 1,264−5.7%
2021 (est.)1,262 [2] −0.2%
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

As of the census [7] of 2000, there were 1,184 people, 411 households, and 355 families living in the township.

The population density was 84.9 inhabitants per square mile (32.8/km2). There were 426 housing units at an average density of 30.5 per square mile (11.8/km2).

The racial makeup of the township was 99.16% White, 0.08% Native American, 0.25% Asian, and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.34% of the population.

There were 411 households, out of which 41.4% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 78.6% were married couples living together, 4.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.4% were non-families. Out of all of the households that were documented, 10.9% were made up of individuals, and 2.2% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.

The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.08.

Within the township, the population was spread out, with 27.4% of residents who were under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 33.4% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 8.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years.

For every one hundred females, there were 109.6 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 105.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $48,971, and the median income for a family was $50,917. Males had a median income of $39,375 compared with that of $26,731 for females.

The per capita income for the township was $19,279.

Approximately 4.1% of families and 4.8% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 3.0% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 2.2% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.

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References

  1. "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  3. Notes and Queries, Historical, Biographical and Genealogical, Relating Chiefly to Interior Pennsylvania. Harrisburg Publishing Company. 1895. p. 21.
  4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  5. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Wayne township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.

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