Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
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The Rockville Bridge over the Susquehanna River
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 Location in Dauphin County and state of Pennsylvania. |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Dauphin |
| Incorporated | 1815 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Board of Commissioners |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15.3 sq mi (39.6 km2) |
| • Land | 13.3 sq mi (34.5 km2) |
| • Water | 1.9 sq mi (5.0 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 24,036 |
| • Density | 1,802/sq mi (695.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 717 |
| Website | www |
Susquehanna Township is a township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 24,036 at the 2010 census. This represents a 9.8% increase from the 2000 census count of 21,895. Susquehanna Township has the postal ZIP codes 17109 and 17110, which maintain the Harrisburg place name designation. The township is a suburb of Harrisburg and is connected to Marysville by the Rockville Bridge, the world's longest stone-arch rail bridge at the time of its completion.
Susquehanna Township is located adjacent to the city of Harrisburg in Dauphin County. It was named from the Susquehanna River which runs along its western edge.
Prior to June 4, 1785, what is now Dauphin County was part of Lancaster County. After the state legislature created Dauphin County it was basically divided into three townships: Upper Paxtang, Middle Paxtang and Lower Paxtang. The spelling "Paxtang" is from the original Indian name Peshtank, which meant "standing water". Today we use the word "Paxton" instead of Paxtang.
Lower Paxtang Township embraced the areas now known as Lower Swatara, Swatara, Lower Paxton, Derry and Susquehanna townships. Susquehanna Township was formed from it on May 1, 1815.
The first settlement where Susquehanna Township now lies was known as "Coxestown" and was laid out by Dr. John Cox, Jr. of Philadelphia on October 2, 1757. In honor of his wife, Ester, the town was renamed "Estherton" and was the second oldest town in Dauphin County (behind Middletown). In 1774, a second settlement, "Rockville", and a third in 1815, "Progress" were settled. On January 2, 1952, Susquehanna became a First Class township via the Dauphin County Court.
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