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Bethel Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania

Bethel Township,
Lebanon County,
Pennsylvania
Township
Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg
Map of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania highlighting Bethel Township
Map of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania highlighting Bethel Township
Map of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Map of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Lebanon
Settled 1737
Incorporated 1793
Area
 • Total 34.8 sq mi (90 km2)
 • Land 34.7 sq mi (90 km2)
 • Water 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Population (2010)
 • Total 5,007
 • Density 130.3/sq mi (50.3/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 717

Bethel Township is a township in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 5,007 at the 2010 census.Fredericksburg is a census-designated place within the township.

The township was named after the biblical place of Bethel.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.8 square miles (90 km2), of which, 34.7 square miles (90 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (0.09%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there are 4,526 people, 1,608 households, and 1,252 families residing in the township. The population density is 130.3 people per square mile (50.3/km²). There are 1,710 housing units at an average density of 49.2/sq mi (19.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township is 98.14% White, 0.27% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.77% from other races, and 0.46% from two or more races. 1.55% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 1,608 households, out of which 35.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.2% are married couples living together, 7.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 22.1% are non-families. 17.8% of all households are made up of individuals, and 7.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.81 and the average family size is 3.19.


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