Ralpho Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania

Ralpho Township, Pennsylvania
Township
The Phoenix in Knoebels Amusement Resort is in Ralpho Township
Map of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania highlighting Ralpho Township
Map of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Northumberland
Settled	1779
Incorporated	1883
Government
• Type	Board of Supervisors
Area
• Total	18.5 sq mi (47.8 km2)
Population (2010)
• Total	4,321
• Density	233.6/sq mi (90.4/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	570

Ralpho Township is a township in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The population at the 2010 Census was 4,321, up from 3,764 at the 2000 Census.

The Lawrence L. Knoebel Covered Bridge, Kreigbaum Covered Bridge, and Richards Covered Bridge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 18.5 square miles (47.8 km²), all of it land.

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,764 people, 1,497 households, and 1,121 families residing in the township. The population density was 203.9 people per square mile (78.7/km²). There were 1,600 housing units at an average density of 86.7/sq mi (33.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.31% White, 0.08% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.27% Asian, and 0.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.43% of the population.

There were 1,497 households out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.7% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.1% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.90.