Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
South Canaan Township’s best subject grade is an A− for history. South Canaan Township’s average trip to work is 33 minutes, against 26 minutes in Pennsylvania’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Octagon Stone Schoolhouse is on the National Register of Historic Places. South Canaan Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where South Canaan Township beats most towns.
Where South Canaan Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far South Canaan Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1918 and 4 maps from 1892 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around South Canaan Township. Close and well known come first.
11 mi LakeLake Wallenpaupack
15 mi National Historic SiteSteamtown National Historic Site61K visitors a year
33 mi National park siteMiddle Delaware National Scenic River4.1M visitors a year
32 mi Ski areaCamelback Mountain Resort37 runs · 804 ft vertical
36 mi State parkHickory Run State Park
34 mi WaterfallBushkill FallsLake Wallenpaupack: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Steamtown National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Middle Delaware National Scenic River: Mike Serfas, Public domain · Camelback Mountain Resort: Calzarette at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Hickory Run State Park: Mtruch, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bushkill Falls: Snagglepuss at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in South Canaan Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in South Canaan Township.
Households in South Canaan Township have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2006. Compared with 88% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is lower. 9 flood insurance claims have been paid in the town since 1996. FEMA puts 53% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 17% to cold waves.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Two of its 3 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. The largest public high school is Western Wayne HS, with 562 students. Public schools: Western Wayne SD.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Wayne MSLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 367 | C+ |
| Western Wayne HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 562 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
The median commute is under 17 miles. Employers in South Canaan Township added 200 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 453. The share of working residents in South Canaan Township who work locally: 3.2%. The top destinations are Honesdale (9%), Canaan Township (5%) and Waymart (5%).
| South Canaan Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 18% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.2% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In South Canaan Township, the typical July afternoon high is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Among residents in South Canaan Township, 16% are 65 or older. Children under 18 are 25% of residents (21% statewide). Also worth knowing: the town has grown 4% since 2020, to 1,873 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 29% of adults 25 and older hold at least a bachelor’s degree, against 35% across Pennsylvania.
| South Canaan Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 24% | 20% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 21% | 18% |
| Median age | 42.3 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.8 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| South Canaan Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.1% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.4% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.6% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.6% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.2% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16.9% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.1% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.9% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.3% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.3% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 41.1% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.6% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.2% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.7% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.2% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,900, single groups can be off by several points
For adults in South Canaan Township, the share who have diabetes is 12%. Among adults in the town, 19% smoke cigarettes and 19% binge drink.
| South Canaan Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| What stands out | South Canaan Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 9.2% | 5.8% |
| More smokers | 19.1% | 15.8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.2% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The biggest park or preserve is Varden Conservation Area, at 267 acres. Count the trails in 2 parks and preserves and they come to 2.0 miles. South Canaan Township’s trail network density stands at 0.1 miles per square mile.
| South Canaan Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.8% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Varden Conservation Area | 0.4 mi | 267 |
| 2. State Game Lands Number 300 | — | 122 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
3 within 15 miles of the center of South Canaan Township
About 4 of every 100 South Canaan Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
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. South Canaan is home to Saint Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary and the oldest Eastern Orthodox monastery in North America — Saint Tikhon's Orthodox Monastery (Russian: Тихоновский монастырь).
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4 towns share a border with South Canaan Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Canaan Township | — | — | C+ | — | B | C+ |
| Lake Township | #943 | C− | C− | — | B | C+ |
| Canaan Township | #875 | C | C | — | B | B− |
| Cherry Ridge Township | — | — | C+ | — | A− | B− |
| Jefferson Township | #280 | A− | B | A+ | A | B− |
South Canaan Township and Cherry Ridge Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. South Canaan Township, Lake Township, Canaan Township and Cherry Ridge Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare South Canaan Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
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