| South Canaan Township | |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Image Map1: | Pennsylvania in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Pennsylvania in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 41.5333°N -75.4164°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: | 73.13 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 28.23 |
| Area Land Km2: | 71.13 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 27.46 |
| Area Water Km2: | 2.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.77 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1444 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 1768 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
| Pop Est Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Est: | 1708 |
| Population Density Km2: | 24.01 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 62.19 |
| Timezone1: | EST |
| Utc Offset1: | -5 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -4 |
| Postal Code Type: | Zip Code |
| Postal Code: | 18436, 18459, 18472 |
| Area Code: | 570 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-127-72024 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
South Canaan is a second-class township in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The township's population was 1,768 at the time of the 2010 United States Census.[3]
South Canaan is home to Saint Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary and the oldest Orthodox monastery in North America — Saint Tikhon's Orthodox Monastery (Russian: [[:ru:Тихоновский монастырь (Саут-Кейнан)|Тихоновский монастырь]]).[4]
The Octagon Stone Schoolhouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 28.2 square miles (72.9 km2), of which 27.5 square miles (70.4 km2) is land and 0.7 square mile (1.8 km2) (2.48%) is water.
At the 2010 census, there were 1,768 people, 645 households, and 487 families in the township. The population density was 64.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 762 housing units at an average density of 27.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 96.9% White, 0.5% Black, 0.2% American Indian, 1.1% Asian, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.3% of the population.
Of the 645 households, 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.4% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.5% were non-families. 19.4% of households were one person, and 9.3% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the township, the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 58.8% from 18 to 64, and 17% 65 or older. The median age was 42.3 years.
The median household income was $33,177 and the median family income was $40,170. Males had a median income of $26,484 versus $22,400 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,706. About 10.6% of families and 12.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.8% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.