Paupack Township | |
Township | |
Country | United States |
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State | Pennsylvania |
County | Wayne |
Elevation | 1,417 ft (431.9 m) |
Coordinates | 41°27′00″N 75°15′59″W / 41.45000°N 75.26639°WCoordinates: 41°27′00″N 75°15′59″W / 41.45000°N 75.26639°W |
Area | 33.2 sq mi (86.0 km2) |
- land | 28.1 sq mi (73 km2) |
- water | 5.1 sq mi (13 km2), 15.36% |
Population | 3,828 (2010) |
Density | 136.2/sq mi (52.6/km2) |
Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
- summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Area code | 570 |
Location in Wayne County and the state of Pennsylvania.
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Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
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Website: Paupack Township | |
Paupack is a second-class township in Wayne County, Pennsylvania. The township's population was 3,828 at the time of the 2010 United States Census.
Lacawac was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 33.2 square miles (86.0 km²), of which, 28.1 square miles (72.8 km²) of it is land and 5.1 square miles (13.2 km²) of it (15.36%) is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 3,828 people, 1,643 households, and 1,172 families residing in the township. The population density was 136.2 people per square mile (52.6/km²). There were 4,030 housing units at an average density of 143.4/sq mi. The racial makeup of the township was 97.3% White, 1.1% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.4% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.4% of the population.
There were 1,643 households out of which 20.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.71.