Wayne Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania

For other Pennsylvania townships of the same name, see Wayne Township, Pennsylvania.

Wayne Township
Township
Squaw Run in Wayne Township
Location of Wayne Township in Lawrence County Location of Wayne Township in Lawrence County
Location of Lawrence County in Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Lawrence County
Established	1796
Area
• Total	16.4 sq mi (42 km2)
• Land	16.1 sq mi (42 km2)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
Population (2010)
• Total	2,606
• Density	160/sq mi (61/km2)
Time zone	EST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	724

Wayne Township is a township in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,606 at the 2010 census.

History

The township was linked to New Castle, Ellwood City and Pittsburgh in 1908 by the Pittsburgh, Harmony, Butler and New Castle Railway, an interurban trolley line. The line closed on 15 June 1931, and the trolleys were replaced by buses.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 16.4 square miles (42.5 km²), of which 16.1 square miles (41.7 km²) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.8 km²), or 1.83%, is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,328 people, 894 households, and 680 families residing in the township. The population density was 144.4 people per square mile (55.8/km²). There were 946 housing units at an average density of 58.7/sq mi (22.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.54% White, 0.39% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.26% Asian, and 0.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.52% of the population.

There were 894 households, out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.9% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the township the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 99.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $39,594, and the median income for a family was $47,452. Males had a median income of $34,853 versus $21,544 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,011. About 4.1% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.1% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.