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Berlin Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania

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Country
  
United States

US Congressional District
  
PA-10

State House of Representatives District
  
139

Elevation
  
369 m

Population
  
2,578 (2010)

Named for
  
Berlin

State
  
Pennsylvania

State Senatorial District
  
20

County
  
Wayne

Local time
  
Saturday 2:41 PM

Area code
  
570

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Weather
  
-5°C, Wind NW at 35 km/h, 37% Humidity

Area
  
102.6 km² (99.71 km² Land / 2.849 km² Water)

Berlin Township is a second-class township in Wayne County, Pennsylvania. The township's population was 2,578 at the time of the 2010 United States Census.

Contents

Map of Berlin Township, PA, USA

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 (also called Beech Pond)
  • Berlin Center (also called Berlin Centre)
  • Bethel
  • East Berlin
  • Laurella
  • Demographics

    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.

    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.

    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.

    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.

    References

    Berlin Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania Wikipedia