East Cocalico Township, Pennsylvania

East Cocalico Township, Pennsylvania
Township
Bucher's Mill Covered Bridge in East Cocalico Township
Map of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania highlighting East Cocalico Township
Map of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Lancaster
Settled	1732
Incorporated	1838
Government
• Type	Board of Supervisors
Area
• Total	20.6 sq mi (53 km2)
Population (2010)
• Total	10,310
• Density	482.9/sq mi (186.4/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	717
Website	East Cocalico Township

East Cocalico Township is a township in northeastern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 10,310.

Cocalico Township was divided into East Cocalico and West Cocalico Townships in 1838. The Bucher Thal Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 20.6 square miles (53 km²), all of it land.

As of the census of 2000, there were 9,954 people, 3,461 households, and 2,709 families residing in the township. The population density was 482.9 people per square mile (186.5/km²). There were 3,557 housing units at an average density of 172.6/sq mi (66.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.76% White, 0.47% Black or African American, 0.11% Native American, 2.22% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.53% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. 1.38% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 3,461 households, out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.5% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% were non-families. 17.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.21.