Williams Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
| Williams Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania |
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| Township | |
 Location in Dauphin County and state of Pennsylvania. |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Dauphin |
| Incorporated | 1869 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.8 sq mi (22.9 km2) |
| • Land | 8.8 sq mi (22.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 5,561 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 1,108 |
| • Density | 126/sq mi (48.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 717 |
| FIPS code | 42-043-85232 |
| Website | www |
Williams Township is a township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,112 at the 2010 census.
Williams Township was named for a family of pioneer settlers.
The township is in northeastern Dauphin County and is bordered to the northeast by Schuylkill County. The borough of Williamstown, a separate municipality, is in the southern part of the township.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 8.8 square miles (22.9 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,135 people, 454 households, and 337 families residing in the township. The population density was 129.3 people per square mile (49.9/km²). There were 504 housing units at an average density of 57.4/sq mi (22.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.41% White, 0.18% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.26% from other races, and 0.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.88% of the population.
There were 454 households, out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.5% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.91.
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