Source - U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey Five-Year Estimates ('24).
Waverly was settled by Connecticut families in the late 1700s and was first called Abington Center. It incorporated as a borough in 1854 and took the name Waverly from Sir Walter Scott's popular novel. The community gave up its charter in 1919 and became Waverly Township, adopting that name officially in 2011.
Waverly grew during the mid-19th century with foundries and shops, then quieted after the railroad bypassed it in 1880. In the mid-1800s it was a stop on the Underground Railroad, and freedom seekers who settled here built an AME church that still stands.
The Waverly Community House, funded by the Belin family and completed in 1920, remains the center of civic life, with a gymnasium, arts programs, and a historic archive. Governor William Scranton and his family had deep ties to Waverly. The community is part of the Abington Heights School District.
Waverly sits northwest of Scranton in Lackawanna County, north of Clarks Summit and Clarks Green. The township's population was 1,861 at the 2020 census. It is among the most affluent communities in the county, known for its historic district and large, well-kept homes.
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