Cherry Ridge Township, Pennsylvania

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Coordinates: 41°29′00″N, 75°18′59″W

Cherry Ridge Township
Township
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Wayne
Area	22.1 mi² (57.2 km²)
- land	21.5 mi² (55.7 km²)
- water	0.6 mi² (1.6 km²), 2.71%
Center
- coordinates	41°29′00″N, 75°18′59″W
- elevation	1,457 ft (444.1 m)
Population	1,817 (2000)
Density	84.3 /mi² (32.5 /km²)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code	570
Location of Cherry Ridge Township in Pennsylvania
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States

Cherry Ridge Township is a township in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,817 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 57.3 km² (22.1 mi²). 55.8 km² (21.5 mi²) of it is land and 1.5 km² (0.6 mi²) of it (2.58%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 1,817 people, 726 households, and 524 families residing in the township. The population density was 32.6/km² (84.3/mi²). There were 864 housing units at an average density of 15.5/km² (40.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.91% White, 0.55% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 0.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.05% of the population.

There were 726 households out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.5% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.7% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the township the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 99.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $35,574, and the median income for a family was $40,592. Males had a median income of $30,375 versus $21,196 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,204. About 6.1% of families and 9.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.7% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.