Wayne Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania |
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Township | |
Location of Wayne Township in Crawford County |
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Location of Crawford County in Pennsylvania |
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Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Crawford County |
Area | |
• Total | 35.5 sq mi (92.0 km2) |
• Land | 35.3 sq mi (91.3 km2) |
• Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,539 |
• Density | 44/sq mi (16.9/km2) |
Time zone | EST (UTC-4) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-5) |
Area code(s) | 814 |
Website | www |
Wayne Township is a township in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,539 at the 2010 census.
Wayne Township is located in southern Crawford County, bordered to the southeast by Venango County and to the south by Mercer County. The borough of Cochranton is along part of the western border of the township. The unincorporated community of Deckard is near the southeast border.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.5 square miles (92.0 km2), of which 35.3 square miles (91.3 km2) is land and 0.27 square miles (0.7 km2), or 0.76%, is water.French Creek crosses the southwest corner of the township.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,558 people, 551 households, and 446 families residing in the township. The population density was 44.5 people per square mile (17.2/km²). There were 664 housing units at an average density of 19.0/sq mi (7.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.61% White, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 0.06% from other races, and 0.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.06% of the population.
There were 551 households, out of which 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.7% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.9% were non-families. 15.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.15.