| Berlin Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania | |
| Official Name: | Township of Berlin |
| Settlement Type: | Second-class township |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | US Congressional District |
| Subdivision Name2: | PA-8 |
| Subdivision Type3: | State Senatorial District |
| Subdivision Name3: | 20 |
| Subdivision Type4: | State House of Representatives District |
| Subdivision Name4: | 139 |
| Subdivision Type5: | County |
| Subdivision Name5: | Wayne |
| Subdivision Type6: | School District |
| Subdivision Name6: | Wayne Highlands Region III |
| Established Title: | Incorporated |
| Established Date: | November 28, 1826[1] |
| Named For: | Berlin, Germany |
| Government Type: | Board of Supervisors |
| Leader Title: | Board of Supervisors[2] |
| Leader Title1: | US Representative |
| Leader Name1: | Matt Cartwright (D) |
| Leader Title2: | State Senator |
| Leader Name2: | Lisa Baker (R) |
| Leader Title3: | State Representative |
| Leader Name3: | Michael Peifer (R) |
| Area Total Km2: | 102.46 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 39.56 |
| Area Land Km2: | 99.59 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 38.45 |
| Area Water Km2: | 2.87 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 1.11 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2452 |
| Population Density Km2: | 24.42 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 63.25 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | Eastern Daylight (EDT) |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 369.1 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1211 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 1217213[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Info: | 42-127-05784[4] |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2021 |
| Pop Est Footnotes: | [5] |
| Population Est: | 2455 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [6] |
Berlin Township is a second-class township in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The township's population was 2,452 at the time of the 2020 United States Census.[5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 39.6sqmi, 38.5sqmi of which is land and 1.1sqmi (2.78%) of which is water.
The following villages are located in Berlin Township:
As of the census of 2010, there were 2,578 people and 712 families residing in the township. The population density was 66.9PD/sqmi. There were 1,234 housing units at an average density of 32.1/sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 97.5% White, 0.6% Black or African American, 0.1% American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.7% Asian. 0.2% of the township's inhabitants classified themselves as being from other races, and 0.9% identified as two or more races. Hispanics and Latinos of any race made up 2.4% of the population.[4]
There were 1,002 households, 57.9% of which were heterosexual married couples living together (Pennsylvania did not start performing same-sex marriages until May 20, 2014), and 29.9% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them. % had a male householder with no wife present, while 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% of households were non-families. 23.6% of all households were made up of individuals, 10.8% of which consisted of an individual 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.00.[4]
The township's population was relatively age-diverse, with 23.1% of residents under the age of 18, 60.5% aged 18 to 64, and 16.4% aged 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.8 years.[4]
The median income for a household in the township was $54,844, and the median income for a family was $65,375. The median income for male full-time, year-round workers was $50,902, while similar females had a median income of $28,203. The per capita income for the township was $27,739. About 7% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the poverty threshold, including 27.8% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those ages 65 or over.[4]