Country United States County Mifflin Incorporated 1782 Area 129 km² Population 2,414 (2000) Area code(s) 717, 814 | State Pennsylvania Settled 1755 Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) Local time Sunday 12:16 PM Zip code 17051, 17066, 17075 | |
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Weather 17°C, Wind S at 14 km/h, 26% Humidity School district Mount Union Area School District | ||
Wayne Township is a township in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,414 at the 2000 census.
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Map of Wayne Township, PA, USA
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 49.8 square miles (129.0 km2), of which, 49.1 square miles (127.1 km2) of it is land and 0.8 square miles (1.9 km2) of it (1.51%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,414 people, 944 households, and 708 families residing in the township. The population density was 49.2 people per square mile (19.0/km2). There were 1,230 housing units at an average density of 25.1/sq mi (9.7/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 99.21% White, 0.33% African American, 0.08% Asian, 0.25% from other races, and 0.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.54% of the population.
There were 944 households, out of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.2% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.85.
In the township the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $33,750, and the median income for a family was $37,695. Males had a median income of $29,800 versus $19,214 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,537. About 9.0% of families and 11.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.8% of those under age 18 and 15.8% of those age 65 or over.