East Manchester Township, Pennsylvania | |
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Township | |
House at the John Rudy County Park
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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 | 1735 |
Incorporated | 1887 |
Government | |
• Type | Board of Supervisors |
Area | |
• Total | 17.2 sq mi (45 km2) |
• Land | 16.6 sq mi (43 km2) |
• Water | 0.6 sq mi (2 km2) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 7,264 |
• Estimate (2016) | 7,560 |
• Density | 420/sq mi (160/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Area code(s) | 717 |
FIPS code | 42-133-21464 |
East Manchester Township is a township in York County, Pennsylvania, USA. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 7,264.
Michael and Magdealena Bixler Farmstead, also known as John Rudy County Park, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 17.2 square miles (45 km2). 16.6 square miles (43 km2) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2) of it (3.43%) is water. The township surrounds the boroughs of Manchester and Mount Wolf, located side by side at the center of the township.
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,078 people, 1,926 households, and 1,504 families residing in the township. The population density was 305.5 people per square mile (118.0/km²). There were 1,986 housing units at an average density of 119.5/sq mi (46.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.40% White, 1.04% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.67% Asian, 0.26% from other races, and 0.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.93% of the population.