South Canaan Township, Pennsylvania
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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 Saint Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary (russian: Свято-Тихоновская духовная семинария) is an Orthodox Christian seminary located in South Canaan Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania. It is one of three semina ...
and the oldest Orthodox monastery in North America — Saint Tikhon's Orthodox Monastery (russian: Тихоновский монастырь).Orthodox Christians in North America 1794-1994
Chapter 9. The Emerging American Mission
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History

The
Octagon Stone Schoolhouse Octagon Stone Schoolhouse, also known as The Stone Jug, is a historic one-room school building located at South Canaan Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1830, and is an octagonal shaped, one-room, fieldstone building. It ...
was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.


Geography

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.


Demographics

At the 2010 census, there were 1,768 people, 645 households, and 487 families in the township. The population density was 64.3 people per square mile (24.8/km2). There were 762 housing units at an average density of 27.7/sq mi (10.8/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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