Mount Pleasant Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania

Mount Pleasant Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania
Mount Pleasant Township
Township
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Wayne
Elevation 1,427 ft (434.9 m)
Coordinates 41°43′00″N 75°24′59″W / 41.7166667°N 75.41639°W / 41.7166667; -75.41639
Area 57.7 sq mi (149.4 km2)
 - land 56.7 sq mi (147 km2)
 - water 1.0 sq mi (3 km2), 1.73%
Population 1,345 (2000)
Density 23.7 / sq mi (9.2 / km2)
Timezone EST (UTC-5)
 - summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code 570
Location of Mount Pleasant Township in Pennsylvania
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States

Mount Pleasant Township is a township in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 1,345.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 57.7 square miles (149.4 km²), of which, 56.7 square miles (146.9 km²) of it is land and 1.0 square miles (2.5 km²) of it (1.66%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,345 people, 541 households, and 378 families residing in the township. The population density was 23.7 people per square mile (9.2/km²). There were 759 housing units at an average density of 13.4/sq mi (5.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.33% White, 0.15% African American, 0.15% Asian, 0.22% from other races, and 0.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.49% of the population.

There were 541 households out of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.1% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the township the population was spread out with 22.1% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 30.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 105.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $41,500, and the median income for a family was $46,771. Males had a median income of $30,345 versus $19,076 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,494. About 3.7% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.0% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Mount Pleasant Township — may refer to: Mount Pleasant Township, Scott County, Arkansas Mount Pleasant Township, Searcy County, Arkansas Mount Pleasant Township, Whiteside County, Illinois Mount Pleasant Township, Delaware County, Indiana Mount Pleasant Township, Atchison …   Wikipedia

  • Mount Pleasant Township — ist der Name mehrerer Townships in den Vereinigten Staaten: Mount Pleasant Township (Scott County, Arkansas) Mount Pleasant Township (Searcy County, Arkansas) Mount Pleasant Township (Illinois) Mount Pleasant Township (Indiana) Mount Pleasant… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Mount Pleasant Township, Pennsylvania — Mount Pleasant Township is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania: Mount Pleasant Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania Mount Pleasant Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania Mount Pleasant Township, Washington County,… …   Wikipedia

  • Cherry Ridge Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania — Coordinates: 41°29′00″N 75°18′59″W / 41.4833333°N 75.31639°W / 41.4833333; 75.31639 …   Wikipedia

  • Clinton Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania — For other Pennsylvania townships of the same name, see Clinton Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation). Coordinates: 41°39′00″N 75°24′59″W / 41.65°N 75.41639°W …   Wikipedia

  • Manchester Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania — For other townships in Pennsylvania with similar names, see Manchester Township, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 41°48′00″N 75°06′59″W / 41.8°N 75.11639°W …   Wikipedia

  • Damascus Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania — Coordinates: 41°37′00″N 75°06′59″W / 41.6166667°N 75.11639°W / 41.6166667; 75.11639 …   Wikipedia

  • Dreher Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania — Coordinates: 41°17′00″N 75°22′35″W / 41.2833333°N 75.37639°W / 41.2833333; 75.37639 …   Wikipedia

  • Dyberry Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania — Coordinates: 41°36′00″N 75°14′53″W / 41.6°N 75.24806°W / 41.6; 75.24806 …   Wikipedia

  • Oregon Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania — Coordinates: 41°37′00″N 75°12′59″W / 41.6166667°N 75.21639°W / 41.6166667; 75.21639 …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”