Delano Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

Delano Township is a township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. Formed in 1882 from part of Rush Township, it is named for Warren Delano II, maternal grandfather of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States, 1933-1945.GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 8.2sqmi, all of it land.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 487 people, 210 households, and 152 families residing in the township. The population density was 59.4 people per square mile (23.0/km²). There were 224 housing units at an average density of 27.3/sq mi (10.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.18% White and 0.82% Asian.There were 210 households out of which 24.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were 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.