Washington Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
| Washington 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 | 1846 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.7 sq mi (45.9 km2) |
| • Land | 17.7 sq mi (45.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,268 |
| • Density | 128/sq mi (49.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 717 |
| Website | wtwp |
Washington Township is a township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 2,268, up from 2,047 at the 2000 census.
Washington Township was named for George Washington, first president of the United States.
The Henniger Farm Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 17.7 square miles (45.9 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,047 people, 756 households, and 597 families residing in the township. The population density was 110.0 people per square mile (42.5/km²). There were 787 housing units at an average density of 42.3/sq mi (16.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.34% White, 0.68% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.10% from other races, and 0.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.88% of the population.
There were 756 households, out of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.5% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% were non-families. 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.04.
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