Wayne Township is a

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that is located in Greene County,

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, United States. The population was 1,022 at the time of the 2020 census.

History

The King Covered Bridge and Ernest Thralls House are listed on the

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. The township was the site of the highly publicized murder of West Virginia teenager

Skylar Neese Skylar Annette Neese (February 10, 1996July 6, 2012) was an American teenage girl who disappeared from her home in Star City, West Virginia, around midnight on July 6, 2012. Neese's body was found on January 16, 2013, in Wayne Township, Greene ...

on July 6, 2012.

Geography

Wayne Township is located in south-central Greene County and is bordered to the south by

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. According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which are land and , or 0.10%, are water. Unincorporated communities in the township include Rush Crossroads, Kuhntown, Spraggs, Brock, and Brave, the primary settlement. The town of

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, borders part of the southern edge of the township.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,223 people, 465 households, and 344 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 536 housing units at an average density of 13.6/sq mi (5.2/km). The racial makeup of the township was 99.02%

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, 0.33%

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, 0.33% Native American, 0.08%

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, and 0.25% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.90% of the population. There were 465 households, out of which 31.8% had children under the age of eighteen living with them, 61.5% were

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living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.0% were non-families. Out of all of the households that were documented, 21.1% were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.04. Within the township, the population was spread out, with 25.8% of residents who were under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every one hundred females, there were 102.8 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 98.9 males. The median income for a household in the township was $29,950, and the median income for a family was $35,625. Males had a median income of $32,727 compared with that of $21,528 for females. The

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for the township was $14,296. Approximately 13.3% of families and 13.8% of the population were living below the

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, including 14.1% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 7.5% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.

Education

The school district which serves this township is

Central Greene School District The Central Greene School District is a small, rural public school district located in Greene County, Pennsylvania. The district serves: the Borough of Waynesburg and Franklin Township, Perry Township, Washington Township, Wayne Township a ...

.Wayne Township
" Greene County. Retrieved on November 16, 2018.

References

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