Springettsbury Township, York County, Pennsylvania
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Advent Lutheran Church in East York, Pennsylvania
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 Location in York County and the state of Pennsylvania. |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | York |
| Settled | 1737 |
| Incorporated | 1891 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Supervisor-Manager |
| • Chairman | Mark Swomley |
| • Vice Chairman | George Dvoryak |
| • Other Supervisors | Blanda Nace, Kathleen Phan, William Schenck |
| • Manager | Kristen Denne |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.7 sq mi (43 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 26,668 |
| • Density | 1,600/sq mi (620/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 717 |
| State government | |
| • Senator (Dist 48) | Mike Folmer, since 2007 |
| • House Rep (47) | Keith J. Gillespie, since 2003 |
| • House Rep (94) | Stan Saylor, since 1993 |
| U.S. government | |
| • House Rep (4) | Scott Perry, since 2013 |
| Website | springettsbury |
Springettsbury Township is a township in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 26,668 at the 2010 census. The township takes its name from Springett Penn, grandson of Pennsylvania founder William Penn. Located east and northeast of the city of York, the township hosts the York Galleria shopping mall and a large Harley-Davidson manufacturing plant.
Springettsbury Township was incorporated on April 20, 1891, formed from the northeast part of Spring Garden Township, which itself had separated from Hellam Township in 1822. Within Springettsbury, Diamond Silk Mill, East York Historic District, Pleasureville Historic District, and Strickler Family Farmhouse are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
While William Penn received a royal grant in 1681, rights to the land that became Springettsbury Township were purchased from local Native Americans in the early 1700s before it was settled. Original peoples of the area at this time included the Susquehannock/Conestoga. The "Treaty of 1736" acquired a clear title for Penn's heirs to the lands west of the Susquehanna River. Prior to this, Governor William Keith had held council with the native people on June 16, 1722. First identified as including 70,000 acres (28,000 ha), the land was marked as the "Manor of Springettsbury" and included dense forests of oak, chestnut, walnut, hickory, poplar, and ash trees. By 1739, Springettsbury Manor was encompassed by the founding of Hellam Township, and on August 19, 1749, York County was formed from what was the western part of Lancaster County. After a southern border dispute with Maryland was resolved, a re-survey in the 1760s found that the manor contained 64,250 acres (26,000 ha).
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