South Canaan
| South Canaan Township | |
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| Township | |
St Tikhon Monastery
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 Location in Wayne County and the state of Pennsylvania. |
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.svg) Location of Pennsylvania in the United States |
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| Coordinates: 41°32′00″N 75°24′59″W / 41.53333°N 75.41639°WCoordinates: 41°32′00″N 75°24′59″W / 41.53333°N 75.41639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Wayne |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28.23 sq mi (73.13 km2) |
| • Land | 27.46 sq mi (71.13 km2) |
| • Water | 0.77 sq mi (2.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,444 ft (440 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,768 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 1,708 |
| • Density | 62.19/sq mi (24.01/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Zip Code | 18436, 18459, 18472 |
| Area code(s) | 570 Exchange: 937 |
| FIPS code | 42-127-72024 |
South Canaan is a second-class township in Wayne County, Pennsylvania. The township's population was 1,768 at the time of the 2010 United States Census.
South Canaan is home to Saint Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary and the oldest Orthodox monastery in North America — Saint Tikhon's Orthodox Monastery (Russian: ).
The Octagon Stone Schoolhouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 28.2 square miles (72.9 km²), of which, 27.5 square miles (70.4 km²) of it is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²) of it (2.48%) is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,768 people, 645 households, and 487 families residing in the township. The population density was 64.3 people per square mile (24.8/km²). There were 762 housing units at an average density of 27.7/sq mi (10.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.9% White, 0.5% Black, 0.2% American Indian, 1.1% Asian, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.3% of the population.
There were 645 households out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.4% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.5% were non-families. 19.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.06.
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