Menallen Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania |
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Township | |
Location in Adams County and the state of Pennsylvania. |
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Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Adams |
Settled | 1749 |
Incorporated | 1749 |
Area | |
• Total | 42.8 sq mi (110.9 km2) |
• Land | 42.7 sq mi (110.6 km2) |
• Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 3,515 |
• Estimate (2016) | 3,531 |
• Density | 82/sq mi (31.8/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Area code(s) | 717 |
FIPS code | 42-001-48608 |
Menallen Township is a township in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,515 at the 2010 census. It is named after an older variant spelling of Moyallen, County Down, Ireland.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 42.8 square miles (110.9 km2), of which 42.7 square miles (110.6 km2) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.3 km2), or 0.29%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,974 people, 1,077 households, and 818 families residing in the township. The population density was 69.5 people per square mile (26.8/km²). There were 1,229 housing units at an average density of 28.7/sq mi (11.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 93.38% White, 0.91% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.03% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 4.10% from other races, and 1.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.18% of the population.
There were 1,077 households, out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.3% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% were non-families. 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.12.