West Earl Township, Pennsylvania
| West Earl Township, Pennsylvania | |
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Bitzer's Mill Covered Bridge in West Earl Township
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 Map of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania highlighting West Earl Township |
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 Map of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Lancaster |
| Settled | 1719 |
| Incorporated | 1833 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Board of Supervisors |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18.0 sq mi (47 km2) |
| • Land | 17.6 sq mi (46 km2) |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (1 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 7,868 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 8,298 |
| • Density | 383.5/sq mi (148.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 42-071-82824 |
| Website | West Earl Township |
West Earl Township is a township in northeastern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,868 at the 2010 census.
Floyd Landis, winner of the 2006 Tour de France, is from the unincorporated village of Farmersville in West Earl Township.
The Bridge in West Earl Township, Bitzer's Mill Covered Bridge, and Zook's Mill Covered Bridge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 18.0 square miles (46.6 km²), of which, 17.6 square miles (45.7 km²) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (0.9 km²) of it (2.00%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,766 people, 2,201 households, and 1,785 families residing in the township. The population density was 383.5 people per square mile (148.1/km²). There were 2,283 housing units at an average density of 129.4/sq mi (50.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.63% White, 0.35% African American, 0.06% Native American, 2.13% Asian, 0.47% from other races, and 0.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.51% of the population.
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