East Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania

East Bethlehem Township
Township
The Regester Log House, a historic site in the township
Location of East Bethlehem Township in Washington County
Location of Washington County in Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Washington County
Area
• Total	5.3 sq mi (14 km2)
• Land	5.1 sq mi (13 km2)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Population (2010)
• Total	2,354
• Density	440/sq mi (170/km2)
Time zone	EST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	724

East Bethlehem Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,354 at the 2010 census. The township contains the Frederickstown-Millsboro census-designated place.

The Regester Log House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 5.3 square miles (14 km²), of which, 5.1 square miles (13 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²) of it (4.31%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,524 people, 1,048 households, and 704 families residing in the township. The population density was 494.0 people per square mile (190.7/km²). There were 1,210 housing units at an average density of 236.8/sq mi (91.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.12% White, 2.38% African American, 0.40% Native American, 0.04% Asian, 0.12% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.48% of the population.

There were 1,048 households out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.95.