Manheim Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Manheim Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Township
Pinetown Bushong's Mill Covered Bridge over the Conestoga River in Manheim Township.
Map of Lancaster County highlighting Manheim Township
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Lancaster
Settled	1729
Incorporated	1729
Government
• Type	Board of Commissioners
Area
• Total	24.3 sq mi (63 km2)
• Land	24.2 sq mi (63 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Population (2010)
• Total	38,133
• Density	1,391.6/sq mi (537.3/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	717
Website	Manheim Township

Manheim Township is a township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania established in 1729, which southernmost border meets the city limits of Lancaster. The population as of the 2010 census was 38,133.

Manheim Township is represented by Republican United States Representative Lloyd Smucker.

Manheim Township is located within Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 97 represented by Republican Steven Mentzer and Pennsylvania Senate District 13 also represented by a Republican, Lloyd Smucker. Residents of Manheim Township elect a five-member Board of Commissioners. Commissioners are elected to serve a four-year term.

Current Board of Commissioners (as of January 6, 2014):

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 24.3 square miles (62.9 km²), of which, 24.2 square miles (62.7 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (0.33%) is water.

Manheim Township does not have its own zip code, therefore its residents share postal designations with neighboring municipalities. Residents living in the northernmost parts of the township have a Lititz address, residents living in the central and southern parts of the township have a Lancaster address and residents living in the easternmost parts of the township have a Leola address.

The unincorporated community of Neffsville is located within Manheim Township.

As of the census of 2000, there were 33,697 people, 12,961 households, and 9,280 families residing in the township. The population density was 1,391.6 people per square mile (537.4/km²). There were 13,434 housing units at an average density of 554.8/sq mi (214.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 93.18% White, 1.46% African American, 0.11% Native American, 3.13% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.02% from other races, and 1.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.77% of the population.