Swatara Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
| Swatara Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania |
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 Location in Dauphin County and state of Pennsylvania. |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Dauphin |
| Incorporated | 1799 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Board of Commissioners |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15.5 sq mi (40.2 km2) |
| • Land | 13.1 sq mi (33.8 km2) |
| • Water | 2.5 sq mi (6.4 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 23,362 |
| • Density | 1,790/sq mi (691.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 717 |
| Website | www |
Swatara Township is a township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 23,362 at the 2010 census.
In 1729 the Paxtang Township of Lancaster County was established. The spelling "Paxtang" is from the original Indian name Peshtank, which meant "standing water".
On March 4, 1785, Dauphin County was formed from Lancaster County, with the word "Dauphin" referring to the Dauphin of France, the heir apparent to the French throne whose country the area government wanted to honor for its assistance in the Revolutionary War. In August 1787 the legislature separated Paxtang Township into Upper Paxtang, Middle Paxtang and Lower Paxtang townships.
Lower Paxtang Township embraced the areas now known as Lower Swatara, Swatara, Lower Paxton, Derry and Susquehanna townships.
In 1799 a court order divided Lower Paxton Township into two equal parts. "Swatara" was the name chosen for the southern part of the area. The word is thought to be from an Iroquois word meaning "Where we fed on eels." Swatara Township was named directly from Swatara Creek.
Within Swatara Township, Calver Island in the Susquehanna River was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.
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