Scott Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania Explained

Scott Township
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:260px
Image Map1:Pennsylvania in United States (US48).svg
Map Caption1:Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
Coordinates:41.95°N -75.3664°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Wayne
Established Title:Founded
Leader Title:Mayor
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:114.79
Area Total Sq Mi:44.32
Area Land Km2:112.72
Area Land Sq Mi:43.52
Area Water Km2:2.07
Area Water Sq Mi:0.80
Elevation Ft:1152
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:593
Pop Est As Of:2016
Pop Est Footnotes:[2]
Population Est:567
Population Density Km2:5.03
Population Density Sq Mi:13.03
Timezone1:EST
Utc Offset1:-5
Timezone1 Dst:EDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:-4
Area Code:570
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-127-68416
Blank2 Name Sec2:Wikimedia Commons

Scott is a second-class township in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The township's population was 593 at the time of the 2010 United States Census.[3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 44.3 square miles (114.7 km2), of which 43.5 square miles (113 km2) is land and 0.8 square mile (2 km2) (1.81%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 593 people, 236 households, and 171 families residing in the township. The population density was 13.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 472 housing units at an average density of 10.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 98.5% White, 0.2% Black, 0.3% Native American, 0.5% Asian, and 0.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1% of the population.

There were 236 households, out of which 24.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.0% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the township the population was spread out, with 20.9% under the age of 18, 58.7% from 18 to 64, and 20.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.3 years.

The median income for a household in the township was $27,206, and the median income for a family was $34,412. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $19,375 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,336. About 6% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. Web site: 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. August 14, 2017.
  2. Web site: Population and Housing Unit Estimates. June 9, 2017.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. May 14, 2011.