Conewago Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
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FIPS code | 42-043-15640 |
Website | conewagotownship |
Conewago Township is a township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,997 at the 2010 census.[3]
History
Conewago Township was named from Conewago Creek, which forms its southern boundary.[4] The name is an Indian word (either Delaware or Iroquois) meaning "at the place of rapids" (Conewaugha). Conewago Township was created in 1850 from parts of Derry and Londonderry townships. It is located in Dauphin County, which used to be part of Lancaster County, and before that part of Chester County.[5]
Geography
The township occupies the southeastern corner of Dauphin County, bordered to the south (across Conewago Creek) by Lancaster County and to the east by Lebanon County. The unincorporated community of Bachmanville is in the northeastern part of the township, and Deodate is near the center.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 16.7 square miles (43.3 km2), all land.[3]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2000 | 2,847 | — | |
2010 | 2,997 | 5.3% | |
2016 (est.) | 3,021 | [2] | 0.8% |
U.S. Decennial Census[6] |
As of the
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
Notable person
- Christian Mertel, fraktur artist[8]
References
- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
- ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Conewago township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ Notes and Queries, Historical, Biographical and Genealogical, Relating Chiefly to Interior Pennsylvania. Harrisburg Publishing Company. 1895. pp. 14–.
- ^ "Conewago History". Archived from the original on September 2, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ISBN 978-1-135-95614-1.