Salisbury Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Salisbury Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Township
Bart Friends Meeting House Salisbury Township
Map of Lancaster County highlighting Salisbury Township
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Lancaster
Settled	1712
Incorporated	1729
Government
• Type	Board of Supervisors
Area
• Total	41.9 sq mi (109 km2)
Population (2010)
• Total	11,062
• Density	239.2/sq mi (92.4/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	717

Salisbury Township is a township in east central Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 11,062 at the 2010 census.

Salisbury Township was carved out of Pequea Township in 1729 and named for Salisbury, England. Though still mostly agricultural, it has been a center of commerce and industry of Lancaster County, with nickel mining beginning in 1718 and a more profitable limestone mining beginning soon after.

White Chimneys was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

White Chimneys

Near White Horse

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 41.9 square miles (108.4 km²), all of it land. The village of Gap, Pennsylvania is located wholly within Salisbury Township.

As of the census of 2000, there were 10,012 people, 3,027 households, and 2,530 families residing in the township. The population density was 239.2 people per square mile (92.3/km²). There were 3,112 housing units at an average density of 74.4/sq mi (28.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.47% White, 0.76% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.34% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.08% of the population.