Lehman Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
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Lehman Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The Wilkes-Barre campus of Penn State University is located at the Hayfield Farms on Old Route 115 in Lehman Township. The population was 3,206 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 59.4 km² (22.9 mi²). 56.1 km² (21.7 mi²) of it is land and 3.3 km² (1.3 mi²) of it (5.49%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 3,206 people, 1,226 households, and 924 families residing in the township. The population density was 57.1/km² (148.0/mi²). There were 1,403 housing units at an average density of 25.0/km² (64.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.35% White, 0.47% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.53% Asian, and 0.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.16% of the population.
There were 1,226 households out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.1% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 20.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the township the population was spread out with 22.9% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 28.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $43,060, and the median income for a family was $46,708. Males had a median income of $34,256 versus $25,710 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,312. About 7.8% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.4% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Home to...
Lehman, PA is home to fashion desinger Jay McCarroll, season one winner of Project Runway.
It is also home to Raye Hollitt, or Zap, of the American Gladiators TV show.
Also, it is home to war hero, Ray Wodock, who has won three bronze stars.
