Lower Windsor Township, York County, Pennsylvania

Lower Windsor Township, Pennsylvania
Township
Samuel S. Lewis State Park
Location in York County and the state of Pennsylvania.
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	York
Settled	1722
Incorporated	1838
Government
• Type	Board of Supervisors
Area
• Total	25.1 sq mi (65 km2)
Population (2010)
• Total	7,382
• Density	295.4/sq mi (114.1/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	717

Lower Windsor Township is a township in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,382 at the 2010 census.Samuel S. Lewis State Park overlooks the Susquehanna River in the eastern part of the township.

The Oscar Leibhart Site (36YO9), Byrd Leibhart Site (36YO170), Dritt Mansion, and Burgholtshouse are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 25.1 square miles (64.9 km²), all of it land. The township surrounds the boroughs of Yorkana and East Prospect.

As of the census of 2000, there were 7,405 people, 2,791 households, and 2,121 families residing in the township. The population density was 295.4 people per square mile (114.0/km²). There were 3,057 housing units at an average density of 121.9/sq mi (47.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.58% White, 0.15% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.39% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.13% of the population.