Official Name: | Delano Township, Pennsylvania |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Mapsize: | 250x200px |
Image Map1: | Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Schuylkill County.svg |
Mapsize1: | 250x200px |
Map Caption1: | Location of Schuylkill County in Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Schuylkill |
Established Title: | Settled |
Established Title1: | Incorporated |
Established Date1: | 1882 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 20.99 |
Area Land Km2: | 20.98 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.01 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 8.10 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 8.10 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 410 |
Population Density Km2: | 20.21 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 52.35 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 18220 |
Area Code: | Area Code 570 |
Pop Est As Of: | 2021 |
Population Est: | 410 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 42-107-18672 |
Delano Township is a township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. Formed in 1882 from part of Rush Township, it is named for Warren Delano Jr., maternal grandfather of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States, 1933–1945.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 8.2sqmi, all land.
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 487 people, 210 households, and 152 families residing in the township. The population density was 59.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 224 housing units at an average density of 27.3sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 99.18% White and 0.82% Asian.
There were 210 households, out of which 24.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.73.
In the township the population was spread out, with 17.5% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 23.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 50.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $30,250, and the median income for a family was $37,500. Males had a median income of $27,422 versus $17,353 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,851. About 6.6% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 21.2% of those age 65 or over.