Dyberry Township, Pennsylvania

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Coordinates: 41°36′00″N, 75°14′53″W

Dyberry Township
Township
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Wayne
Area	22.8 mi² (59.1 km²)
- land	22.3 mi² (57.8 km²)
- water	0.4 mi² (1 km²), 1.75%
Center
- coordinates	41°36′00″N, 75°14′53″W
- elevation	1,184 ft (360.9 m)
Population	1,353 (2000)
Density	60.6 /mi² (23.4 /km²)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code	570
Location of Dyberry Township in Pennsylvania
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States

Dyberry Township is a township in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,353 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 59.0 km² (22.8 mi²). 57.8 km² (22.3 mi²) of it is land and 1.1 km² (0.4 mi²) of it (1.93%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 1,353 people, 498 households, and 355 families residing in the township. The population density was 23.4/km² (60.6/mi²). There were 623 housing units at an average density of 10.8/km² (27.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.86% White, 0.59% African American, 0.81% Asian, and 0.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.89% of the population.

There were 498 households out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.4% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the township the population was spread out with 23.1% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 100.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $36,042, and the median income for a family was $43,750. Males had a median income of $26,736 versus $19,762 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,847. About 4.0% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.5% of those under age 18 and 12.2% of those age 65 or over.