Dreher Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania

Dreher, Pennsylvania
Township of Dreher
Old-fashioned, two-story building, with white and orange paint. A sign on the front of the building reads "ELLA C. EHRHARDT GENERAL STORE."
The historic Ella C. Ehrhardt General Store[1] in Newfoundland.
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 District115
CountyWayne
School DistrictWallenpaupack Area
Settledc. 1794[2]
IncorporatedSeptember 7, 1877[2]
Founded byDenman Coe[2]
Named forSamuel S. Dreher[3]
Government
 • TypeBoard of Supervisors
 • Board of Supervisors[4]
Supervisors
 • US RepresentativeMatt Cartwright (D)
 • State SenatorLisa Baker (R)
 • State RepresentativeFrank Farina (D)
Area
 • Total15.11 sq mi (39.12 km2)
 • Land14.85 sq mi (38.46 km2)
 • Water0.26 sq mi (0.66 km2)
Elevation
1,791 ft (546 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,412
 • Estimate 
(2016)[6]
1,342
 • Density90.37/sq mi (34.89/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern Daylight (EDT))
Area code(s)570 & 272
GNIS feature ID1217218[7]
FIPS code42-127-19864[8]

Dreher is a second-class township in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The township's population was 1,412 at the time of the 2010 United States Census.[9]

  1. ^ "Ella C. Ehrhardt General Store". Wayne County Historical Society. 2014. Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Dreher Township". Wayne County Historical Society. 2014. Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  3. ^ Goodrich, Phineas G. (1992) [1880]. History of Wayne County. Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc. p. 285.
  4. ^ "Municipal Index" (PDF). Wayne County Planning Commission/GIS. WordPress. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 3, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  5. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Township of Dreher". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. December 1, 1989. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  8. ^ U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. "Census Demographic Profiles, Dreher Township" (PDF). CenStats Databases. Retrieved December 8, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)[dead link]
  9. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.

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