South Canaan Township, Pennsylvania

South Canaan Township
Township
St Tikhon Monastery
Location in Wayne County and the state of Pennsylvania.
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
Coordinates: 41°32′00″N 75°24′59″W / 41.53333°N 75.41639°W / 41.53333; -75.41639
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Wayne
Area [1]
• Total	28.23 sq mi (73.13 km2)
• Land	27.46 sq mi (71.13 km2)
• Water	0.77 sq mi (2.00 km2)
Elevation	1,444 ft (440 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	1,768
• Estimate  (2016)[2]	1,708
• Density	62.19/sq mi (24.01/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip Code	18436, 18459, 18472
Area code	570
FIPS code	42-127-72024

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: Тихоновский монастырь).^[4]

The Octagon Stone Schoolhouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.^[5]

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 64.3 inhabitants per square mile (24.8/km²). There were 762 housing units at an average density of 27.7 per square mile (10.7/km²). 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.

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