Conewago Township, York County, Pennsylvania
| Conewago Township, York County, Pennsylvania |
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House in Strinestown
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 Location in York County and the state of Pennsylvania. |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | York |
| Settled | 1767 |
| Incorporated | 1818 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Board of Supervisors |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.7 sq mi (64 km2) |
| • Land | 24.4 sq mi (63 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 7,510 |
| • Density | 300/sq mi (120/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 717 |
Conewago Township is a township in York County, Pennsylvania, USA. The township encompasses the land between the Conewago Creek and the Little Conewago Creek west of their conjunction. The township was formed in 1818 from the northeastern portion of Dover Township and the southeastern portion of Newberry Township and consists of approximately 11,000 acres. The population was 7,510 at the 2010 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 24.7 square miles (64 km2), of which 24.4 square miles (63 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2), or 0.93%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,278 people, 2,005 households, and 1,499 families residing in the township. The population density was 216.1 people per square mile (83.4/km²). There were 2,113 housing units at an average density of 86.5/sq mi (33.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.21% White, 1.35% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.66% of the population.
There were 2,005 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.8% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2% were non-families. 19.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.95.
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