Wayne Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania | |
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Township | |
King Covered Bridge (1890)
National Register of Historic Places |
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Location of Wayne Township in Greene County |
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Location of Greene County in Pennsylvania |
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Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Greene |
Area | |
• Total | 39.3 sq mi (101.7 km2) |
• Land | 39.2 sq mi (101.6 km2) |
• Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,197 |
• Estimate (2016) | 1,178 |
• Density | 31/sq mi (11.8/km2) |
Time zone | EST (UTC-4) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-5) |
Area code(s) | 724 |
FIPS code | 42-059-81768 |
Wayne Township is a township in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,197 at the 2010 census.
The King Covered Bridge and Ernest Thralls House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Wayne Township is in south-central Greene County and is bordered to the south by Monongalia County, West Virginia. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 39.3 square miles (101.7 km2), of which 39.2 square miles (101.6 km2) are land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2), or 0.10%, are water.
Unincorporated communities in the township include Rush Crossroads, Kuhntown, Spraggs, Brock, and Brave, the primary settlement. The town of Blacksville, West Virginia, borders part of the south edge of the township.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,223 people, 465 households, and 344 families residing in the township. The population density was 31.0 people per square mile (12.0/km²). There were 536 housing units at an average density of 13.6/sq mi (5.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.02% White, 0.33% African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.08% Asian, and 0.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.90% of the population.