Heidelberg Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania |
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A farm in the township
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Map of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania highlighting Heidelberg Township |
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Map of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania |
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Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Lebanon |
Settled | 1720 |
Incorporated | 1757 |
Area | |
• Total | 24.2 sq mi (63 km2) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 4,069 |
• Estimate (2016) | 4,203 |
• Density | 158.5/sq mi (61.2/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Area code(s) | 717 |
FIPS code | 42-075-33608 |
Heidelberg Township is a township in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,069 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Bomberger's Distillery was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1980. According to the images of the Google Earth, the buildings of the distillery have beed demolished in the last few years.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 24.2 square miles (63 km2), of which, 24.2 square miles (63 km2) of it is land and 0.04% is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,832 people, 1,346 households, and 1,066 families residing in the township. The population density was 158.5 people per square mile (61.2/km²). There were 1,389 housing units at an average density of 57.4/sq mi (22.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.30% White, 0.21% African American, 0.18% Asian, 0.13% from other races, and 0.18% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.37% of the population.
There were 1,346 households, out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.5% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.8% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.24.