Waymart, Pennsylvania
Template:Short description Template:DMCA Template:DMCA
Script error: No such module "Settlement short description".Page Module:Infobox/styles.css has no content.Page Template:Infobox settlement/styles.css has no content.
Waymart | |
|---|---|
| Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:InfoboxImage/data' not found. House across from Wayside Park | |
| Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:InfoboxImage/data' not found. Location of Waymart in Wayne County (left) and of Wayne County in Pennsylvania (right) | |
| Script error: No such module "Infobox mapframe". | |
| Lua error in Module:Location_map at line 411: Malformed coordinates value. | |
| Coordinates: Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Wayne |
| Area | |
• Total | Script error: No such module "ConvertIB". |
| • Land | Script error: No such module "ConvertIB". |
| • Water | Script error: No such module "ConvertIB". |
| Elevation | Script error: No such module "ConvertIB". |
| Population (2010) | Template:Fix comma category |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | Template:Fix comma category |
• Estimate (2019)[2] | Template:Fix comma category |
| • Density | Script error: No such module "ConvertIB". |
| Template:Pluralize from text | Template:Pluralize from text |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 18472 |
| Template:Pluralize from text | 570Template:Pluralize from text |
| FIPS code | 42-81712 |
| Website | Borough website |
Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters".
Waymart is a borough in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. Waymart is a small town in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania known for its railroading history, Coal Country roots, and outdoor recreation. As of the 2020 census, Waymart had a population of 1,297.[3]
Geography
Waymart is located at Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. (41.580959, -75.406826) in The Pocono Mountains region.[4] Founded as a Borough in 1851. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Waymart has a total area of 2.8 square miles (7.3 km2), 2.7 square miles (7.0 km2) of which is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (3.57%) of which is water.
Demographics
Page Template:US Census population/styles.css has no content.
| Census | Pop. | Template:Sronly | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1860 | 539 | — | |
| 1870 | 567 | 5.2% | |
| 1880 | 503 | −11.3% | |
| 1890 | 438 | −12.9% | |
| 1900 | 432 | −1.4% | |
| 1910 | 412 | −4.6% | |
| 1920 | 507 | 23.1% | |
| 1930 | 902 | 77.9% | |
| 1940 | 1,095 | 21.4% | |
| 1950 | 1,068 | −2.5% | |
| 1960 | 1,106 | 3.6% | |
| 1970 | 1,122 | 1.4% | |
| 1980 | 1,248 | 11.2% | |
| 1990 | 1,337 | 7.1% | |
| 2000 | 1,429 | 6.9% | |
| 2010 | 1,341 | −6.2% | |
| 2020 | 1,297 | −3.3% | |
| 2023 (est.) | 1,290 | [2]  | −0.5% |
| Sources:[5][6][7] | |||
As of the 2000 census,[6] there were 1,429 people, 492 households, and 344 families residing in the borough. The population density was 516.3 inhabitants per square mile (199.3/km2). There were 515 housing units at an average density of 186.1 per square mile (71.9/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.67% White, 0.49% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.07% from other races, and 0.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.19% of the population.
There were 492 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.0% 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 3.10.
In Waymart, the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 25.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 78.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 69.5 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $35,208, and the median income for a family was $40,417. Males had a median income of $30,395 versus $19,583 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $14,498. About 8.1% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.0% of those under age 18 and 20.7% of those age 65 or over.
Government and infrastructure
The U.S. Postal Service operates the Waymart Post Office.[8] The Federal Bureau of Prisons United States Penitentiary, Canaan is in Canaan Township, near Waymart.[9][10] The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections runs the State Correctional Institution – Waymart in Waymart.
Education
The school district is Western Wayne School District.[11]
References
Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 404: bad argument #2 to 'title.new' (unrecognized namespace name 'Portal').
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012". Population Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
- ^ "Post Office™ Location - WAYMART." United States Postal Service. Retrieved on February 23, 2011.
- ^ "USP Canaan Contact Information Script error: No such module "webarchive".." Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved on February 23, 2011. "3057 EASTON TURNPIKE WAYMART, PA 18472."
- ^ "Canaan township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania[permanent dead link]." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on February 23, 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Wayne County, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2024. - Text list
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Navbox/configuration' not found. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Authority control/config' not found.
