Lehigh Township is a second-class township in Wayne County,

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. The township's population at the 2020 United States Census was 1,876, down slightly from 1,881 at the time of the 2010

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.U.S. Census, 2020 Report, Lehigh township, Wayne County, PA https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Lehigh%20township,%20Wayne%20County,%20Pennsylvania

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (4.76%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,881 people, 775 households, and 529 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,652 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 94.3%

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, 2.2%

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, 0.06% Native American, 1% Asian, 1% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 4% of the population. There were 775 households, out of which 22.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53% were

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living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.89. In the township the population was spread out, with 19.1% under the age of 18, 64.6% from 18 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47.2 years. The median income for a household in the township was $35,302, and the median income for a family was $41,071. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $22,219 for females. The

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for the township was $15,910. About 6.7% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the

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, including 11.7% of those under age 18 and 16.3% of those age 65 or over.

Schools

Children who reside in Lehigh Township in Wayne County are entitled to attend public schools in the North Pocono School District, which is headquartered in neighboring Lackawanna County.

References

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* {{authority control Townships in Wayne County, Pennsylvania Townships in Pennsylvania Populated places on the Lehigh River