Editing Delano Township, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Township in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Delano Township, Pennsylvania
|settlement_type = [[Township (Pennsylvania)|Township]]
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|image_skyline = Delano Fire Co 1, Schuylkill Co PA.JPG
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|image_caption = Delano Fire Co #1.
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|image_map = Map of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Delano Township.PNG
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|map_caption = Location of Delano Township in [[Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania]]
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|map_caption1 = Location of [[Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania|Schuylkill County]] in [[Pennsylvania]]
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|subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1 = [[Pennsylvania]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Pennsylvania|County]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania|Schuylkill]]
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|established_title = Settled
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|established_title1 = Incorporated
|established_date1 = 1882
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|unit_pref = Imperial
|area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2016">{{cite web|title=2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2016_Gazetteer/2016_gaz_place_42.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824204429/https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2016_Gazetteer/2016_gaz_place_42.txt|archive-date=August 24, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
|area_magnitude = 
|area_total_km2 = 20.99
|area_land_km2 = 20.98
|area_water_km2 = 0.01
|area_total_sq_mi = 8.10
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|area_water_sq_mi = 0.00
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|population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2020-2023">{{cite web |last1=Bureau |first1=US Census |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |website=Census.gov |publisher=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 11, 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
|population_total = 406 {{decrease}}
|population_density_km2 = 20.21
|population_density_sq_mi = 52.35
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|timezone = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset = -5
|timezone_DST = EDT
|utc_offset_DST = -4
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|postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code = 18220
|area_code = Area Code 570
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|pop_est_as_of = 2023
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|population_est = 411
|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
|blank_info = 42-107-18672
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'''Delano Township''' is a [[Township (Pennsylvania)|township]] in [[Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania|Schuylkill County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. Formed in 1882 from part of [[Rush Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania|Rush Township]], it is named for [[Warren Delano Jr.]], maternal grandfather of [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]], 32nd [[President of the United States]], 1933–1945.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|8.2|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|2010= 445
|2020= 406
|estyear=2023
|estimate=411
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2023"/>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426102944/http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|archive-date=April 26, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
[[File:Lakeside Ave, Delano PA 01.JPG|left|thumb|Lakeside Avenue in [[Delano, Pennsylvania|Delano]].]]
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961227012639/http://www.census.gov/ |archive-date=December 27, 1996 |url-status=live }}</ref> of 2000, there were 487 people, 210 households, and 152 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|59.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 224 housing units at an average density of {{convert|27.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 99.18% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 0.82% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]].

There were 210 households, out of which 24.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.73.

In the township the population was spread out, with 17.5% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 23.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 50.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $30,250, and the median income for a family was $37,500. Males had a median income of $27,422 versus $17,353 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $14,851. About 6.6% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 21.2% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170916093457/http://delanofirecompany.com/ Delano Fire Company] Delano Fire Company No. 1 Website
* [https://www.facebook.com/delanofirecompany/ Delano Fire Company] Official Facebook Page For Delano Fire Company No. 1

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{{Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania}}
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[[Category:Townships in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Townships in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania]]