Clinton Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania
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{{other Pennsylvania townships}}
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{{infobox settlement
|name = Clinton Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania
|official_name = Township of Clinton
|settlement_type = Second-class township
|image_skyline = Prompton State Park.jpg
|image_size = 250px
|image_caption = Lake at Prompton State Park
|image_map = Wayne County Pennsylvania incorporated and unincorporated areas Clinton township highlighted.svg
|mapsize = 260px
|map_caption = Location in Wayne County and the state of Pennsylvania.
|coordinates =
|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 Districts
|subdivision_type5 = County
|subdivision_name5 = Wayne
|subdivision_type6 = School Districts
|subdivision_name6 = Forest City Regional
(Region I)
Western Wayne (Region I)
|established_title = Settled
|established_date = 1810{{cite book|last=Goodrich|first=Phineas G.|date=1992|orig-year=1880|title=History of Wayne County|location=Baltimore|publisher=Gateway Press, Inc.|page=324}}
|established_title2 = Incorporated
|established_date2 = November 17, 1834
|named_for = DeWitt Clinton{{cite web|url=http://www.waynehistorypa.org/townships/clinton.php|title=Clinton Township|author=|date=2014|website=Wayne County Historical Society|access-date=15 December 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216213813/http://www.waynehistorypa.org/townships/clinton.php|archive-date=16 December 2014}}
|government_type = Board of Supervisors
|leader_title = Board of Supervisors{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/pages/Clinton-Township-Wayne-CountyPA/409329879096030|title=Clinton Township Wayne County, PA|author=|date=3 October 2014|website=Facebook|publisher=Facebook, Inc.|access-date=7 December 2014}}
|leader_name =
{{collapsible list
|title=Supervisors
|frame_style=border:none;padding:0;
|list_style=text-align:left;display:none;
|1=Ken Coles (Chairman)
|2=Scott Zablocky (Vice-Chairman)
|3=Ronald Poska
}}
|leader_title1 = US Representative
|leader_name1 = Matt Cartwright (D)
|leader_title2 = State Senator
|leader_name2 = Lisa Baker (R)
|leader_title3 = State Representatives
|leader_name3 = Sandra Major (R)
Michael Peifer (R)
|area_total_km2 = 102.54
|area_total_sq_mi = 39.59
|area_land_km2 = 99.09
|area_land_sq_mi = 38.26
|area_water_km2 = 3.45
|area_water_sq_mi = 1.33
|population_as_of = 2010
|population_total = 2053
|population_density_km2 = 19.96
|population_density_sq_mi = 51.70
|timezone = Eastern (EST)
|utc_offset = -5
|timezone_DST = Eastern Daylight (EDT)
|utc_offset_DST = -4
|elevation_m = 437
|elevation_ft = 1434{{cite gnis|id=1217216|name=Township of Clinton|entrydate=1 December 1989|accessdate=7 December 2014}}
|website = {{URL|https://waynecountypa.gov/618/Clinton-Township|Clinton Township}}
|area_code = 570
|blank_name = GNIS feature ID
|blank1_name = FIPS code
|blank1_info = 42-127-14352{{cite American Factfinder|PA|township|4212714352|name=Clinton Township|source=age}}
|pop_est_as_of = 2016
|population_est = 1978
|unit_pref = Imperial
}}
Clinton Township is a second-class township in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The township's population was 2,053 at the time of the 2010 United States Census.{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=2011-05-14 |title=U.S. Census website }}
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of {{convert|39.5|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|38.4|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|1.1|sqmi|km2}} (3.29%) is water.
=Communities=
The following villages are located in Clinton Township:
- Aldenville{{cite web|url=ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/63205.pdf|title=CLINTON: SECOND CLASS TOWNSHIP MAP|author=|date=23 October 2013|website=Pennsylvania Department of Transportation|publisher=Commonwealth of Pennsylvania|access-date=13 December 2014}}{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite gnis|id=1168127|name=Aldenville|entrydate=2 August 1979|accessdate=13 December 2014|links=off}}
- Browndale (also called Forest City Station{{cite gnis|id=1174965|name=Forest City Station|entrydate=2 August 1979|accessdate=13 December 2014|links=off}})
- Creamton{{cite gnis|id=1172665|name=Creamton|entrydate=2 August 1979|accessdate=13 December 2014|links=off}}
Demographics
{{US Census population
|2010= 2053
|estyear=2016
|estimate=1978
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2016}}
}}
As of the census of 2010, there were 2,053 people, 851 households, and 567 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|53.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,185 housing units at an average density of {{convert|30.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 98.5% White, 0.2% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.9% of the population.
There were 851 households, out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.4% were non-families. 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the township the population was spread out, with 20.8% under the age of 18, 61.6% from 18 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.9 years.
The median income for a household in the township was $34,811, and the median income for a family was $42,782. Males had a median income of $29,896 versus $20,341 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,363. About 6.0% of families and 9.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.0% of those under age 18 and 13.2% of those age 65 or over.
Education
The majority of areas of the township in the Western Wayne School District, while a portion in the northwest is in the Forest City Regional School District.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42127_wayne/DC20SD_C42127.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Wayne County, PA|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2024-10-31}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42127_wayne/DC20SD_C42127_SD2MS.txt Text list]
References
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{{Wayne County, Pennsylvania}}