Damascus Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania

Damascus, Pennsylvania
Second-class township
Township of Damascus
The Milanville General Store in Milanville. The Milanville General Store in Milanville.
Location in Wayne County and the state of Pennsylvania. Location in Wayne County and the state of Pennsylvania.
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
US Congressional District	PA-10
State Senatorial District	20
State House of Representatives District	139
County	Wayne
School District	Wayne Highlands Region I
First settlement	1670
First permanent settlement	1855
Incorporated	March 21, 1798 (original township of Wayne County)
Founded by	Joseph Skinner
Named for	Damascus, Syria
Government
• Type	Board of Supervisors
• Board of Supervisors	Supervisors Jeffrey R. Dexter (Chairman) Steven R. Adams (Vice-Chairman) Joseph K. Canfield
• US Representative	Tom Marino (R)
• State Senator	Lisa Baker (R)
• State Representative	Michael Peifer (R)
Area
• Total	80.3 sq mi (208 km2)
• Land	78.7 sq mi (204 km2)
• Water	1.6 sq mi (4 km2)
Elevation	1,283 ft (391 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	3,659
• Density	46.5/sq mi (18.0/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	Eastern Daylight (EDT) (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	570
GNIS feature ID	1217217
FIPS code	42-127-18104
Website	Damascus Township

Damascus is a second-class township in Wayne County, Pennsylvania. The township's population was 3,659 at the time of the 2010 United States Census.

History

The Damascus Historic District, Milanville Historic District, Hill's Sawmill, and Milanville-Skinners Falls Bridge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 80.3 square miles (208 km²), of which, 78.7 square miles (204 km²) of it is land and 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²) of it (1.99%) is water.

The eastern township boundary is the Delaware River, which also forms the border with the state of New York. The Callicoon, Cochecton–Damascus and Skinners Falls–Milanville bridges connect the township with the towns of Delaware and Cochecton in Sullivan County across the river.

Communities

The following villages are located in Damascus Township:

• Abrahamsville
• Atco (also called Branningville)
• Boyds Mills (also called Boyd's Mills or Tymmerson's Mills)
• Calkins
• Conklin Hill

• Damascus (also called Shields Mills)
• Darbytown
• Fallsdale
• Galilee
• Hilltown

• Milanville
• Rutledgdale (also called Rutledgedale)
• Stanton Corner
• Tyler Hill
• West Damascus

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 3,659 people, 1,588 households, and 1,060 families residing in the township. The population density was 46.5 people per square mile (18/km²). There were 2,296 housing units at an average density of 29.2/sq mi (11.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.7% White, 0.5% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.2% of the population.

There were 1,588 households out of which 23.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the township the population was spread out with 20.6% under the age of 18, 58% from 18 to 64, and 21.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years.

The median income for a household in the township was $47,772, and the median income for a family was $59,866. Males had a median income of $41,607 versus $27,917 for females. The per capita income for the township was $24,463. About 6% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.4% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.