Damascus Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania

Damascus, Pennsylvania
Second-class township
Township of Damascus
Old-fashioned, refurbished, two-story building, with yellow and blue paint and white siding. A sign on the front of the building reads "MILANVILLE GENERAL STORE, EST. 1850," and there a few cars parked in front on it.
The Milanville General Store in Milanville.
Location in Wayne County and the state of Pennsylvania.
Location in Wayne County and the state of Pennsylvania.
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
US Congressional DistrictPA-8
State Senatorial District20
State House of Representatives District139
CountyWayne
School DistrictWayne Highlands
Region I
First settlement1670[1]
First permanent settlement1855[1]
IncorporatedMarch 21, 1798
(original township of Wayne County)
Founded byJoseph Skinner[1]
Named forDamascus, Syria
Government
 • TypeBoard of Supervisors
 • Board of Supervisors[2]
Supervisors
 • US RepresentativeMatt Cartwright (D)
 • State SenatorLisa Baker (R)
 • State RepresentativeMichael Peifer (R)
Area
[3]
 • Total
80.28 sq mi (207.92 km2)
 • Land78.69 sq mi (203.79 km2)
 • Water1.59 sq mi (4.12 km2)
Elevation
1,283 ft (391 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
3,659
 • Estimate 
(2016)[4]
3,547
 • Density45.08/sq mi (17.40/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern Daylight (EDT))
Area code(s)570
GNIS feature ID1217217[5]
FIPS code42-127-18104[6]
WebsiteDamascus Township

Damascus is a second-class township in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The township's population was 3,659 at the time of the 2010 United States Census.[7]

  1. ^ a b c Goodrich, Phineas G. (1992) [1880]. History of Wayne County. Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc. p. 118.
  2. ^ "BOARD OF SUPERVISORS". Damascus Township. Doteasy.com. September 17, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
  3. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Township of Damascus". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. December 1, 1989. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
  6. ^ U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. "Census Demographic Profiles, Damascus Township" (PDF). CenStats Databases. Retrieved January 31, 2009.[dead link‍]
  7. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.