Clinton Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania

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Coordinates: 41°39′00″N, 75°24′59″W

Clinton Township
Township
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Wayne
Area	39.5 mi² (102.3 km²)
- land	38.4 mi² (99.5 km²)
- water	1.1 mi² (2.8 km²), 2.78%
Center
- coordinates	41°39′00″N, 75°24′59″W
- elevation	1,890 ft (576.1 m)
Population	1,926 (2000)
Density	50.1 /mi² (19.3 /km²)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code	570
Location of Clinton Township in Pennsylvania
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States

Clinton Township is a township in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,926 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 102.4 km² (39.5 mi²). 99.5 km² (38.4 mi²) of it is land and 2.8 km² (1.1 mi²) of it (2.78%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 1,926 people, 763 households, and 547 families residing in the township. The population density was 19.4/km² (50.1/mi²). There were 1,098 housing units at an average density of 11.0/km² (28.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.81% White, 0.57% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.05% from other races, and 0.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.21% of the population.

There were 763 households out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.9% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.3% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the township the population was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 100.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $34,811, and the median income for a family was $42,782. Males had a median income of $29,896 versus $20,341 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,363. About 6.0% of families and 9.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.0% of those under age 18 and 13.2% of those age 65 or over.