Dreher Township, Pennsylvania

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Coordinates: 41°17′00″N, 75°22′35″W

Dreher Township
Township
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Wayne
Area	14.8 mi² (38.3 km²)
- land	14.7 mi² (38.1 km²)
- water	0.1 mi² (0.3 km²), 0.68%
Center
- coordinates	41°17′00″N, 75°22′35″W
- elevation	2,001 ft (609.9 m)
Population	1,280 (2000)
Density	87.0 /mi² (33.6 /km²)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code	570
Location of Dreher Township in Pennsylvania
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States

Dreher Township is a township in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,280 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 38.3 km² (14.8 mi²). 38.1 km² (14.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.54%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 1,280 people, 492 households, and 331 families residing in the township. The population density was 33.6/km² (87.0/mi²). There were 931 housing units at an average density of 24.4/km² (63.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.56% White, 1.48% African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.08% from other races, and 1.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.09% of the population.

There were 492 households out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were non-families. 29.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the township the population was spread out with 25.6% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 93.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $32,639, and the median income for a family was $42,708. Males had a median income of $31,989 versus $22,109 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,945. About 9.7% of families and 12.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.3% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.