Oregon Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 41°37′00″N 75°12′59″W / 41.6166667°N 75.21639°W / 41.6166667; -75.21639

Oregon Township
Township
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Wayne
Elevation	1,378 ft (420 m)
Coordinates	41°37′00″N 75°12′59″W / 41.6166667°N 75.21639°W / 41.6166667; -75.21639
Area	18.0 sq mi (46.6 km2)
- land	17.7 sq mi (46 km2)
- water	0.2 sq mi (1 km2), 1.11%
Population	745 (2000)
Density	42.0 / sq mi (16.2 / km2)
Timezone	EST (UTC-5)
- summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code	570
Location of Oregon Township in Pennsylvania
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States

Oregon Township is a township in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 745 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 18.0 square miles (46.5 km²), of which, 17.7 square miles (45.9 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²) of it (1.17%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 745 people, 282 households, and 210 families residing in the township. The population density was 42.0 people per square mile (16.2/km²). There were 354 housing units at an average density of 20.0/sq mi (7.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.19% White, 0.13% Asian, 0.13% from other races, and 0.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.21% of the population.

There were 282 households out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.5% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2% were non-families. 20.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the township the population was spread out with 26.8% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $36,467, and the median income for a family was $39,545. Males had a median income of $29,531 versus $17,083 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,554. About 7.6% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.2% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over.

References

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