Union Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania |
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Township | |
Map of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania highlighting Union Township |
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Map of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania |
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Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Lebanon |
Settled | 1738 |
Incorporated | 1842 |
Area | |
• Total | 29.9 sq mi (77 km2) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 2,590 |
• Density | 86.6/sq mi (33.4/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Area code(s) | 717 |
Union Township is a township in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,590 at the 2000 census.
The Waterville Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 29.9 square miles (77.5 km²), of which, 29.9 square miles (77.5 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.07%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,590 people, 1,017 households, and 733 families residing in the township. The population density was 86.6 people per square mile (33.4/km²). There were 1,105 housing units at an average density of 36.9/sq mi (14.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.15% White, 0.19% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.35% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.81% of the population.
There were 1,017 households, out of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.5% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.9% were non-families. 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.94.