Conewago Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

For other Pennsylvania townships of the same name, see Conewago Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation).

Conewago Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
—  Township  —
Map of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania highlighting Conewago Township
Map of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Dauphin
Settled	1755
Incorporated	1850
Government
– Type	Board of Supervisors
– Chairman	Joel Buckley
Area
– Total	16.7 sq mi (43.3 km2)
Population (2000)
– Total	2,847
– Density	170.1/sq mi (65.7/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	717

Conewago Township is a township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,847 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 16.7 square miles (43 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 2,847 people, 1,019 households, and 814 families residing in the township. The population density was 170.1 people per square mile (65.7/km²). There were 1,069 housing units at an average density of 63.9/sq mi (24.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.61% White, 0.81% African American, 0.39% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 0.35% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.95% of the population.

There were 1,019 households out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.6% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.1% were non-families. 15.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the township the population was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 101.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $58,922, and the median income for a family was $65,195. Males had a median income of $43,438 versus $28,514 for females. The per capita income for the township was $26,898. About 4.3% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.8% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

External links

• Community website

Coordinates: 40°15′01″N 76°35′59″W / 40.25028°N 76.59972°W / 40.25028; -76.59972