Rayne Township is a
township
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that is located in
Indiana County
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,
Pennsylvania
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, United States.
The population was 2,809 at the time of the
2020 census,
This township surrounds but does not include the borough of
Ernest
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People
*Archduke Ernest of Austria (1553–1595), son of Maximilian II, Holy Roman ...
.
History
Rayne Township was created from Washington and Green Townships in 1845. It was named in honor of Robert Rayne, an early settler on Rayne Run.
The
Kintersburg Covered Bridge was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1979.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of 47.3 square miles (122.4 km
2), of which 47.2 square miles (122.3 km
2) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.1 km
2) (0.11%) is water
down from 3,292 at the 2000 census.
Villages
Rayne township is predominantly rural with several small unincorporated villages including:
* Barr Slope
* Chambersville
* Gaibleton
* Gilpin (previously called Kintersburg)
* Grove Chapel
*
Home
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(previously Kellysburg)
* Kimmel
* Kintersburg
* Rayne
* Tanoma
* Woodlawn
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 3,292 people, 1,220 households, and 957 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,318 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 99.18%
White
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, 0.24%
African American
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, 0.03%
Native American, 0.15%
Asian
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** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
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, and 0.39% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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** Latin A ...
of any race were 0.24% of the population.
There were 1,220 households, out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.4% were
married couples
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living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.5% were non-families. 19.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the township the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $37,962, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $31,548 versus $17,181 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the township was $15,806. About 8.0% of families and 10.0% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 13.8% of those under age 18 and 12.7% of those age 65 or over.
References
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Townships in Indiana County, Pennsylvania
Townships in Pennsylvania