Cherry Ridge Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania

Cherry Ridge, Pennsylvania
Second-class township
Township of Cherry Ridge
A wetland in Hoadleys.
Location in Wayne County and the state of Pennsylvania.
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
U.S. congressional district	PA-8
State senatorial district	20
State House of Representatives district	139
County	Wayne
School district	Wayne Highlands Region III
Settled	Before 1798
Incorporated	April 30, 1844
Founded by	Enos Woodward, Col. John H. Schenck
Named for	Cherry tree
Government
• Type	Board of Supervisors
• Board of Supervisors	Supervisors Peter J. Suhosky II Mark Lienert John Rickard, Jr.
• US Representative	Matt Cartwright (D)
• State Senator	Rosemary Brown (R)
• State Representative	Jeffrey Olsommer (R)
Area
• Total	22.26 sq mi (57.65 km2)
• Land	21.42 sq mi (55.49 km2)
• Water	0.83 sq mi (2.16 km2)
Elevation	1,401 ft (427 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	1,895
• Estimate  (2016)	1,834
• Density	85.61/sq mi (33.05/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (Eastern Daylight (EDT))
Area code(s)	570
GNIS feature ID	1217215
FIPS code	42-127-13096
Website	Cherry Ridge Township

Cherry Ridge is a second-class township in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The township's population was 1,895 at the time of the 2010 United States Census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 22.2 square miles (57 km²), of which 21.4 square miles (55 km²) is land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²) (3.6%) is water.

Communities

The following villages are located in Cherry Ridge Township:

• Cherry Ridge
• Clemo
• Hoadleys

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	1,895		—
2016 (est.)	1,834		−3.2%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,895 people, 773 households, and 538 families residing in the township. The population density was 88.5 inhabitants per square mile (34.2/km²). There were 903 housing units at an average density of 42.2 per square mile (16.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.6% White, 0.1% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 1.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2% of the population.

There were 773 households, out of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.7% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the township the population was spread out, with 21.4% under the age of 18, 60.2% from 18 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.7 years.

The median income for a household in the township was $49,375, and the median income for a family was $52,500. Males had a median income of $34,348 versus $31,875 for females. The per capita income for the township was $24,824. About 4% of families and 6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.