Dreher Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 41°17′00″N 75°22′35″W / 41.2833333°N 75.37639°W / 41.2833333; -75.37639

Dreher Township
Township
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Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Wayne
Elevation	2,001 ft (609.9 m)
Coordinates	41°17′00″N 75°22′35″W / 41.2833333°N 75.37639°W / 41.2833333; -75.37639
Area	15.1 sq mi (39.1 km2)
- land	14.85 sq mi (38 km2)
- water	0.25 sq mi (1 km2), 1.66%
Population	1,412 (2010)
Density	95.1 / sq mi (36.7 / km2)
Timezone	EST (UTC-5)
- summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Zip Code	18445
Area code	570
Location of Dreher Township in Pennsylvania
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States

Dreher Township is a township in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,412 at the 2010 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau^[1], the township has a total area of 15.1 square miles (39 km²), of which, 14.85 square miles (38.5 km²) of it is land and 0.25 square miles (0.65 km²) of it (1.66%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2010, there were 1,412 people, 542 households, and 358 families residing in the township. The population density was 95.1 people per square mile (36.7/km²). There were 703 housing units at an average density of 47.3/sq mi. The racial makeup of the township was 95.6% White, 2.1% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.5% from other races, and 1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.9% of the population.

There were 542 households out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the township the population was spread out with 20% under the age of 18, 63.1% from 18 to 64, and 16.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.6 years.

The median income for a household in the township was $32,639, and the median income for a family was $42,708. Males had a median income of $31,989 versus $22,109 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,945. About 9.7% of families and 12.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.3% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder2.census.gov. Retrieved 2011-05-14.