South Canaan Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania

South Canaan Township
Township
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Wayne
Elevation 1,444 ft (440.1 m)
Coordinates
Area 28.2 sq mi (73 km2)
 - land 27.5 sq mi (71 km2)
 - water 0.7 sq mi (2 km2), 2.48%
Population 1,768 (2010)
Density 64.3 / sq mi (24.8 / km2)
Timezone EST (UTC-5)
 - summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Zip Code 18436, 18459, 18472
Area code 570
Location of South Canaan Township in Pennsylvania
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States

South Canaan Township is a township in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,768 at the 2010 census.

South Canaan is home to Saint Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary and the oldest Orthodox monastery in North America — Saint Tikhon's Orthodox Monastery (Russian: Тихоновский монастырь).[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 28.2 square miles (72.9 km²), of which, 27.5 square miles (70.4 km²) of it is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²) of it (2.48%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census[2] of 2010, there were 1,768 people, 645 households, and 487 families residing in the township. The population density was 64.3 people per square mile (24.8/km²). There were 762 housing units at an average density of 27.7/sq mi (10.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.9% White, 0.5% Black, 0.2% American Indian, 1.1% Asian, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.3% of the population.

There were 645 households out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.4% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.5% were non-families. 19.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the township the population was spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 58.8% from 18 to 64, and 17% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.3 years.

The median income for a household in the township was $33,177, and the median income for a family was $40,170. Males had a median income of $26,484 versus $22,400 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,706. About 10.6% of families and 12.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.8% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. ^ Orthodox Christians in North America 1794-1994. Chapter 9. The Emerging American Mission
  2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder2.census.gov. Retrieved 2011-05-14.