Waverly, PA
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Waverly Township Abington Township |
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| Township (Pennsylvania) | |
Waverly Community Church, located on Clinton St. (PA 632)
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.svg) Location of Pennsylvania in the United States |
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| Coordinates: 41°31′00″N 75°41′59″W / 41.51667°N 75.69972°WCoordinates: 41°31′00″N 75°41′59″W / 41.51667°N 75.69972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Lackawanna |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.56 sq mi (11.81 km2) |
| • Land | 4.55 sq mi (11.79 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,217 ft (371 m) |
| Population (2010)undefined | |
| • Estimate (2016) | 1,705 |
| • Density | 374.56/sq mi (144.60/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 570 |
| FIPS code | 42-069-81668 |
| Website | www |
Waverly Township is a township in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. It borders Dalton and Glenburn Township to the west, North Abington Township to the north, Clarks Summit and Clarks Green to the south, South Abington Township to the south and southeast, and Scott Township to the east. Waverly Township is part of the growing suburban area known as the "Abingtons." The population was 1,743 at the 2010 census.
Prior to 2011, the township was known as Abington Township, and originally referred to as Ebbington in Connecticut's claim in 1806.
Waverly was founded in the late 18th century by settlers from Connecticut, along The Warriors' Path, and was originally called Abington Center. In 1853, it was established as a borough within Pennsylvania; since there was another municipality named Abington located near Philadelphia, the borough was renamed Waverly after Sir Walter Scott's novel of the same name, popular at that time. The borough, located within Lackawanna County, gave up its charter in 1920, because of the high cost to upgrade its main street to a state highway, and became Abington Township. Due to confusion between the Montgomery County township, and Lacakwanna County's North, South, and West Abington townships, township officials set up a ballot initiative to rename the municipality to Waverly based on one of its former names. On November 2, 2010, voters in the township overwhelmingly voted to change the township's name to Waverly Township, with 706 voting for the change and 115 against. The name change officially took place on January 1, 2011.
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