East Drumore Township, Pennsylvania | |
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Township | |
Swift Run in the Theodore A. Parker III Natural Area
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Map of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania highlighting East Drumore Township |
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Map of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania |
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Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Lancaster |
Settled | 1700 |
Incorporated | 1883 |
Government | |
• Type | Board of Supervisors |
Area | |
• Total | 23.22 sq mi (60.13 km2) |
• Land | 23.13 sq mi (59.92 km2) |
• Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 3,791 |
• Estimate (2016) | 3,876 |
• Density | 167.55/sq mi (64.69/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Area code(s) | 717 |
FIPS code | 42-071-21040 |
East Drumore Township is a township in south central Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 3,791. It is part of the Solanco School District.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 23.2 square miles (60 km2), all of it land.
It is named after Dromore (Irish: Druim Moir), County Down, Ireland.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,535 people, 1,055 households, and 876 families residing in the township. The population density was 152.2 people per square mile (58.8/km²). There were 1,079 housing units at an average density of 46.5/sq mi (17.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.36% White, 0.45% Black or African American, 0.03% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.62% from other races, and 0.34% from two or more races. 0.82% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 1,055 households, out of which 38.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.5% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.9% were non-families. 14.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.31.