Bart Township, Pennsylvania
Bart Township, Pennsylvania | |
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717 | |
FIPS code | 42-071-04376 |
Bart Township is a
According to the 2020 "ACS 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles", 43.7% of the township's population spoke only
History
Founding
The name of Bart Township apparently comes from a reinterpretation of the abbreviation "Bart." for "Baronet".
What is now Bart Township was part of Sadsbury, Chester County before the formation of Lancaster County.
In 1744, Sadsbury Township was split into two; the western part was organized as Bart Township and the eastern part remained Sadsbury Township. In 1854, Bart Township was split into two, with the western part organized as Eden Township, and the eastern part remaining Bart Township.[7]
Modern history
On October 2, 2006, a lone gunman, identified as Charles Carl Roberts IV, shot ten Amish schoolgirls, killing five of them, in an attack on West Nickel Mines Parochial School, an Amish one-room school in Nickel Mines, Bart Township. Roberts then shot and killed himself as police responded.
Geography
According to the
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1980 | 2,235 | — | |
1990 | 2,774 | 24.1% | |
2000 | 3,003 | 8.3% | |
2010 | 3,094 | 3.0% | |
2020 | 3,181 | 2.8% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[8] 2020[2] |
As of the
There were 820 households, out of which 45.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.9% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.6% were non-families. 12.8% 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 3.66 and the average family size was 4.04.
In the township the population was spread out, with 37.4% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $45,250, and the median income for a family was $47,604. Males had a median income of $33,387 versus $21,379 for females. The
Education
Bart Township is served by the Solanco School District.
References
- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Bart Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania". data.census.gov. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
- ^ Township names Archived September 2, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ P. 653, The Chronicles of Pennsylvania by Charles Keith
- ^ Keith, Chronicles P.685
- ^ Keith, Chronicles P.697
- ^ Everets & Stewart, Historical Atlas of Lancaster Co. Pennsylvania Illustrated, 1875, p. XVI.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
External links
- Media related to Bart Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania at Wikimedia Commons