Lebanon Township, Pennsylvania

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Lebanon Township
Township
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Wayne
Area 38.0 sq mi (98.4 km²)
 - land 37.2 sq mi (96.3 km²)
 - water 0.7 sq mi (1.8 km²), 1.84%
Center
 - coordinates 41°42′00″N 75°12′59″W / 41.7, -75.21639Coordinates: 41°42′00″N 75°12′59″W / 41.7, -75.21639
 - elevation 1,457 ft (444.1 m)
Population 645 (2000)
Density 17.3 /sq mi (6.7 /km²)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 - summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code 570
Location of Lebanon Township in Pennsylvania
Location of Lebanon Township in Pennsylvania
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States

Lebanon Township is a township in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 645 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 38.0 square miles (98.3 km²), of which, 37.2 square miles (96.4 km²) of it is land and 0.7 square miles (1.9 km²) of it (1.95%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 645 people, 253 households, and 183 families residing in the township. The population density was 17.3 people per square mile (6.7/km²). There were 360 housing units at an average density of 9.7/sq mi (3.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.38% White, 0.16% African American and 0.47% Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.31% of the population.

There were 253 households out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.2% were married couples living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the township the population was spread out with 23.6% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 103.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $34,375, and the median income for a family was $40,795. Males had a median income of $30,278 versus $18,594 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,741. About 9.5% of families and 12.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.9% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.


[edit] References

  1. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.