Wallenpaupack Lake Estates, Pennsylvania Explained

Wallenpaupack Lake Estates, Pennsylvania
Official Name:Wallenpaupack Lake Estates.President - Jerry Beskovoyne, Jr.
Settlement Type:Private community
Census-designated place
Image Alt:Image of a boat moving away from the photographer on a wide lake with two forested islands visible in the foreground. Mountains rise in the background.
Mapsize:260px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:US Congressional District
Subdivision Name2:PA-10
Subdivision Type3:School District
Subdivision Name3:Wallenpaupack Area
Subdivision Type4:County
Subdivision Name4:Wayne
Subdivision Type5:Magisterial District
Subdivision Name5:22-3-01[1]
Subdivision Type6:Township
Subdivision Name6:Paupack
Established Title:Settled
Named For:Lake Wallenpaupack
Area Total Km2:5.2
Area Total Sq Mi:2.02
Area Land Km2:4
Area Land Sq Mi:1.73
Area Water Km2:1
Area Water Sq Mi:0.39
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:1279
Population Density Km2:739.3
Population Density Sq Mi:285.4
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:Eastern Daylight (EDT)
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:418
Elevation Ft:1371[2]
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:De facto
18436[3] (Lake Ariel)
Area Code:570
Blank Name:GNIS feature IDs
Blank Info:2633445, 2633418[4]
Blank1 Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Info:42-127-58480[5] -80652
Blank3 Name:Waterways
Blank3 Info:Beaver Lake,[6] Deer Lake,[7] Lake Wallenpaupack

Wallenpaupack Lake Estates is a private community and census-designated place in Paupack Township, Wayne County in the U.S. State of Pennsylvania. The community's population was 1,279 as of the 2010 United States Census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the community has a total area of 2.02sqmi, 1.73sqmi of which is land and 0.39sqmi (19.31%) of which is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,279 people and 405 families residing in the community. The population density was 739.3PD/sqmi. There were 1,415 housing units at an average density of 700.5/sqmi. The racial makeup of the community was 96.0% White, 2.3% Black or African American, 0.2% American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.3% Asian. 0.4% of the community's inhabitants classified themselves as being from other races, and 0.8% identified as two or more races. Hispanics and Latinos of any race made up 3.6% of the population.

There were 537 households, 58.2% of which were heterosexual married couples living together (Pennsylvania did not start performing same-sex marriages until May 20, 2014), and 23.8% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them. 3.4% had a male householder with no wife present, while 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% of households were non-families. 20.3% of all households were made up of individuals, 9.8% of which consisted of an individual 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.70.

The community's population was relatively age-diverse, with 18.5% of residents under the age of 18, 54.8% aged 18 to 64, and 26.7% aged 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51.1 years.

The median income for a household in the community was $53,046, and the median income for a family was $64,719. The median income for male full-time, year-round workers was $49,087, while similar females had a median income of $38,635. The per capita income for the community was $28,155. About 11.3% of families and 15.4% of the population were below the poverty threshold, including 21.6% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those ages 65 or over.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Magistrate. . 2014. Wayne County, PA. Wayne County Courthouse. 14 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141127164135/http://waynecountypa.gov/district-magistrate/. 27 November 2014. dead.
  2. 2633445. Wallenpaupack Lake Estates. 19 July 2010. 13 December 2014.
  3. Web site: Look up a ZIP Code. . 2014. USPS.COM. USPS. 23 November 2014.
  4. 2633418. Wallenpaupack Lake Estates Census Designated Place. 19 July 2010. 13 December 2014. off.
  5. Paupack Township. 13 December 2014.
  6. 1195527. Beaver Lake. 30 August 1990. 13 December 2014. off.
  7. 1195536. Deer Lake. 30 August 1990. 13 December 2014. off.