Peters Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania

Peters Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Township
Buchanan's Birthplace State Park is in the township.
Map of Franklin County, Pennsylvania highlighting Peters Township
Map of Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Franklin
Settled	1720
Incorporated	1751
Area
• Total	144.65 sq mi (374.6 km2)
• Land	144.54 sq mi (374.4 km2)
• Water	0.11 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Population (2010)
• Total	4,430
• Density	79/sq mi (30.6/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	717

Peters Township is a township in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,430 at the 2010 census.

The Church Hill Farm, Widow Donaldson Place, Findlay Farm, McCoy-Shoemaker Farm, and the White House Inn are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The township is in western Franklin County, bordered to the west by Fulton County. The borough of Mercersburg is along part of the southern border. The western border follows the crest of Tuscarora Mountain, while a portion of the eastern border follows Conococheague Creek, a tributary of the Potomac River. The West Branch of Conococheague Creek flows from north to south through the center of the township. Cove Mountain is a ridge that runs parallel to Tuscarora Mountain to the east.

U.S. Route 30 passes through the northern part of the township, passing through the unincorporated community of Fort Loudon. US-30 leads east to Chambersburg, the Franklin County seat, and west to McConnellsburg. Pennsylvania Route 75 crosses the center of the township, leading south into Mercersburg. It intersects US-30 at Fort Loudon and leads north towards Fannettsburg in the Path Valley. The unincorporated community of Cove Gap, the birthplace of President James Buchanan, is in the western part of the township. Other unincorporated places include Charlestown, Markes, Lemasters, Church Hill, and Upton.