Wayne Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 41°59′00″N 79°42′59″W / 41.98333°N 79.71639°W / 41.98333; -79.71639
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For other Pennsylvania townships of the same name, see Wayne Township, Pennsylvania.
Wayne Township
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Websitewww.waynetownshippa.com

Wayne Township is a

2010 census,[3]
down from 1,766 in 2000.

Geography

The township is in eastern Erie County, bordered to the north by Chautauqua County, New York, and to the east by Warren County. The city of Corry and borough of Elgin are along parts of the township's southern border.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 38.1 square miles (98.8 km2), of which 38.1 square miles (98.6 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km2), or 0.20%, is water.[3]

The western part of the township is drained by tributaries of South Branch French Creek including

Baskin Run, Beaver Run, Slaughter Run, and Spencer Creek
. The eastern part of the township is drained by Brokenstraw Creek and its tributaries, Bear Creek and Hare Creek.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20001,766—
20101,659−6.1%
20201,539−7.2%
2022 (est.)1,517[2]−1.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

As of the

Latino
of any race were 0.06% of the population.

There were 642 households, out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.7% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.3% were non-families. 16.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the township, the population was spread out, with 26.3% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $38,859, and the median income for a family was $42,589. Males had a median income of $32,159 versus $22,621 for females. The

poverty line
, including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Wayne township, Erie County, Pennsylvania". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

External links

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