Hellam Township, Pennsylvania

Hellam Township, Pennsylvania
Township
Wildcat Falls near the Susquehanna River in Hellam Township
Location in York County and the state of Pennsylvania.
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	York
Settled	1721
Incorporated	1739
Government
• Type	Board of Supervisors
Area
• Total	27.7 sq mi (72 km2)
Population (2010)
• Total	6,043
• Estimate (2016)	5,997
• Density	220/sq mi (84/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	717
FIPS code	42-133-33728

Hellam Township is a township in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,043 at the 2010 census. Founded around 1736, it was the first township in the area, and it originally included the entirety of modern York and Adams counties. Fire department services are provided jointly by the Hellam and Wrightsville fire departments located in the boroughs of Hallam and Wrightsville.

Codorus Forge and Furnace Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

The Mifflin House, an Underground Railroad site in the township dating to the 1700s, was used by its family in the 19th century to "hide freedom-seekers and ferry them across the Susquehanna River on their way to Philadelphia." As of May 2017, the property was at risk of demolition for development of a business park.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 27.7 square miles (72 km²), of which 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²), or 0.14%, is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 5,930 people, 2,395 households, and 1,726 families residing in the township. The population density was 214.3 people per square mile (82.7/km²). There were 2,538 housing units at an average density of 91.7/sq mi (35.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.81% White, 0.74% African American, 0.03% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.93% of the population.