Cumberland Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania

Cumberland Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania
Township
Gettysburg National Military Park
Location in Adams County and the state of Pennsylvania.
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Adams
Settled	1733
Incorporated	Before 1800
Area
• Total	33.6 sq mi (87.0 km2)
• Land	33.4 sq mi (86.6 km2)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Population (2010)
• Total	6,162
• Density	184/sq mi (71.2/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	717
Website	www.cumberlandtownship.com

Cumberland Township is a township in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,162 at the 2010 census. In 1863, the American Civil War Battle of Gettysburg took place mainly in Cumberland Township, which surrounds the borough of Gettysburg on three sides.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 33.6 square miles (87.0 km²), of which 33.4 square miles (86.6 km²) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.5 km²), or 0.53%, is water.

As of the census, there were 6,300 people residing in the township. The population density was 171.0 people per square mile (66.0/km²). There were 2,365 housing units at an average density of 70.7/sq mi (27.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 93.84% White, 2.54% African American, 0.30% Native American, 1.45% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.05% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.15% of the population.

There were 2,231 households, out of which 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.83.