Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,458.
The best of Wayne Township’s subject grades are an A+ for the outdoors and an A for civic life; the weakest is a C for health. 12% of residents are under 18 in Wayne Township, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 22%. 60% of the land in Wayne Township is conserved, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (8.2%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest place to walk is Bald Eagle State Forest, 4,141 acres with 15.1 miles of trail. Only 20 of Pennsylvania’s 1,717 towns score higher on civic life. Wayne Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Wayne Township beats most towns.
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Wayne Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 728 in 1980, 1,476 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2011 and 6 maps from 1921 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Wayne 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 Wayne Township.
46 miles of trail in 8 parks and preserves. Wayne Township’s trail density is 2.0 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Keller Reservoir | 23 mi | 2,803 |
| 2. Bald Eagle State Forest | 15.1 mi | 4,141 |
| 3. Tiadaghton State Forest | 3.4 mi | 1,684 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Wayne Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 19% of Wayne Township adults report frequent mental distress.
| Wayne Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| What stands out | Wayne Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.9% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.6% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 19.5% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Wayne Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 18° and about 30 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Wayne Township for work: only 3% work in town. Jobs based in Wayne Township grew to 598 in 2023, 198 more than in 2013. The average trip to work in Wayne Township is 22 minutes.
| Wayne Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 8.9% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.1% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $72,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 56% of U.S. communities. Since 1983, 33 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Wayne Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Wayne Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Wayne Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
1,666 counted in 2010 and 1,451 in 2020; an estimated 1,458 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Wayne Township is a township in Clinton County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the township had a population of 1,476, down from 1,666 in 2010.
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