Dover Township, York County, Pennsylvania

Dover Township, Pennsylvania
—  Township  —
Map of York County, Pennsylvania highlighting Dover Township
Map of York County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	York
Settled	1736
Incorporated	1747
Government
– Type	Board of Supervisors
Area
– Total	42.1 sq mi (109 km2)
– Land	42.0 sq mi (108.8 km2)
– Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Population (2010)
– Total	21,078
– Density	500.7/sq mi (193.3/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	717

Dover Township is a township in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 21,078 at the 2010 census.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 42.1 square miles (109 km²), of which 42.0 square miles (109 km²) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²), or 0.17%, is water. Dover Township completely surrounds the borough of Dover.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 18,074 people, 6,999 households, and 5,256 families residing in the township. The population density was 430.4 people per square mile (166.2/km²). There were 7,217 housing units at an average density of 171.8/sq mi (66.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.25% White, 0.92% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.51% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.03% of the population.

There were 6,999 households out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.0% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the township the population was spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $46,845, and the median income for a family was $53,252. Males had a median income of $36,478 versus $23,787 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,513. About 2.8% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.2% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Dover Township is served by the Dover Area School District.

See also

• Detters Mill, Pennsylvania

References

1. ^ "Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Dover township, York County, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American FactFinder 2. http://factfinder2.census.gov. Retrieved October 7, 2011. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

External links

• Dover Township official site

Coordinates: 39°58′00″N 76°52′59″W / 39.9666667°N 76.88306°W / 39.9666667; -76.88306