| Official Name: | Conewago Township, York County, Pennsylvania |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Government Type: | Board of Supervisors |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1767 |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated |
| Established Date1: | 1818 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 63.75 |
| Area Land Km2: | 63.29 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.46 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 24.61 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 24.44 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.18 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 8527 |
| Population Density Km2: | 127.19 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 329.42 |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Est: | 8614 |
| Blank Info: | 42-133-15656 |
Conewago Township is a township in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The township encompasses the land between the Conewago Creek and the Little Conewago Creek, west of their conjunction. The township was formed in 1818 from the northeastern portion of Dover Township and the southeastern portion of Newberry Township and consists of approximately 11,000 acres. The population was 8,527 at the 2020 census.[2]
In the Iroquois language, "Conewago" (or "Conewaugha") means “at the place of the rapids.”
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 24.7sqmi, of which 24.4sqmi is land and 0.2sqmi, or 0.93%, is water.
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 5,278 people, 2,005 households, and 1,499 families residing in the township. The population density was 216.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 2,113 housing units at an average density of 86.5/mi2. The racial makeup of the township was 97.21% White, 1.35% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.66% of the population.
There were 2,005 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.8% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2% were non-families. 19.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the township the population was spread out, with 25.1% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 32.4% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $42,688, and the median income for a family was $44,856. Males had a median income of $34,198 versus $22,420 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,703. About 1.9% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.7% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.
Conewago Township is served by the Northeastern York School District.