Lake Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania

For other Pennsylvania townships with similar names, see Lake Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation).
Lake, Pennsylvania
Second-class township
Township of Lake
A scenic view of a blue lake surrounded by hilly terrain and trees in the autumn.
Lake Ariel in the Village of Lake Ariel in the autumn.
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 District111
CountyWayne
School DistrictWestern Wayne
Region II
Incorporated1876[1]
Named forAbundance of lakes in the area
Government
 • TypeBoard of Supervisors
 • Board of Supervisors[2]
Supervisors
 • US RepresentativeMatt Cartwright (D)
 • State SenatorLisa Baker (R)
 • State RepresentativeJonathan Fritz (R)
Area
[3]
 • Total
29.84 sq mi (77.29 km2)
 • Land27.80 sq mi (71.99 km2)
 • Water2.04 sq mi (5.30 km2)
Elevation
1,470[4] ft (448 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
5,269
 • Estimate 
(2016)[5]
5,082
 • Density182.83/sq mi (70.59/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern Daylight (EDT))
Area code(s)570
GNIS feature ID1217220[4]
FIPS code42-127-40936[6]

Lake is a second-class township in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The township's population was 5,269 at the time of the 2010 United States Census.[7]

  1. ^ "Salem Township". Wayne County Historical Society. 2014. Archived from the original on December 19, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  2. ^ "Municipal Index" (PDF). Wayne County Planning Commission/GIS. WordPress. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 3, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
  3. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Township of Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. December 1, 1989. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. "Census Demographic Profiles, Lake Township" (PDF). CenStats Databases. Retrieved December 18, 2014.[dead link‍]
  7. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.