Conewago Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

Conewago Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Township
Lawn Rest Stop on the Pennsylvania Turnpike
Location in Dauphin County and state of Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Dauphin
Settled	1755
Incorporated	1850
Government
• Type	Board of Supervisors
• Chairman	Gary Painter
Area
• Total	16.7 sq mi (43.3 km2)
• Land	16.7 sq mi (43.3 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Population (2010)
• Total	2,997
• Density	179/sq mi (69.2/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	717
Website	conewagotownship.com

Conewago Township is a township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,997 at the 2010 census.

Conewago Township was named from Conewago Creek, which forms its southern boundary. 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.

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 of it land.

As of the census 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.