Hamiltonban Township, Pennsylvania

Hamiltonban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania
Township
Wesley United Methodist Church
Location in Adams County and the state of Pennsylvania.
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Adams
Settled	1741
Incorporated	1800
Area
• Total	39.3 sq mi (101.7 km2)
• Land	39.2 sq mi (101.4 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Population (2010)
• Total	2,372
• Estimate (2016)	2,382
• Density	61/sq mi (23.4/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	717
FIPS code	42-001-32200
Website	www.hamiltonban.org

Hamiltonban Township is a township in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,372 at the 2010 census.

The township is named after Hamiltonsbawn in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 39.3 square miles (101.7 km²), of which 39.2 square miles (101.4 km²) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.3 km²), or 0.29%, is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,216 people, 827 households, and 621 families residing in the township. The population density was 56.6 people per square mile (21.8/km²). There were 898 housing units at an average density of 22.9/sq mi (8.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.98% White, 0.23% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 1.17% from other races, and 0.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.31% of the population.

There were 827 households, out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.4% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. 19.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 2.97.