Wayne Township is a

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in Armstrong County,

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, United States. The population was 1,296 at the 2020 census, an increase over the figure of 1,200 tabulated in 2010.

Geography

Wayne Township is located in northeastern Armstrong County, bordered to the east by

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. Mahoning Creek forms part of its northern border. The township completely surrounds the borough of

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. According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.65%, is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,117 people, 404 households, and 319 families residing in the township. The

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was 25.0 people per square mile (9.7/km²). There were 462 housing units at an average density of 10.3/sq mi (4.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.28%

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, and 0.72% from two or more races. There were 404 households, out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.8% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.8% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.12. The township median age of 37 years was significantly less than the county median age of 40 years. The distribution by age group was 26.3% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 103.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.7 males. The median income for a household in the township was $31,071, and the median income for a family was $33,882. Males had a median income of $29,125 versus $19,219 for females. The

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for the township was $13,969. About 8.6% of families and 12.8% of the population were below the

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, including 21.3% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.

History

Wayne Township appears in the 1876 Atlas of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. Its early history is detailed in Robert Walter Smith's 1883 History of Armstrong County.

Cemeteries

*Belknap Cemetery *Concord Presbyterian Church Cemetery *Dayton Glade Run Cemetery *Echo Methodist Episcopal Church / White Cemetery *Jerusalem Cemetery *McCreas Furnace Cemetery *Milliron Family Cemetery *Milton Cemetery *Saint Michaels Episcopal Cemetery

References

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