| Official Name: | Conewago Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Adams |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1731 |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated |
| Established Date1: | 1801 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 27.07 |
| Area Land Km2: | 26.90 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.17 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 10.45 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 10.39 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.07 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 7875 |
| Population Density Km2: | 266.61 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 690.48 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Area Code: | 717 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Est: | 7172 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-001-15632 |
Conewago Township is a township in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,875 at the 2020 census.[2]
Conewago Township is located along the eastern edge of Adams County, adjacent to the borough of Hanover in neighboring York County. Conewago Township completely surrounds the borough of McSherrystown.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 27.2km2, of which 27km2 is land and 0.2km2, or 0.62%, is water.[2]
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 5,709 people, 2,128 households, and 1,655 families residing in the township. The population density was 545.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 2,189 housing units at an average density of 209.1/mi2. The racial makeup of the township was 97.92% White, 0.53% African American, 0.04% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.77% from other races, and 0.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.58% of the population.
There were 2,128 households, out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.9% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.2% were non-families. 17.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the township the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 33.3% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $47,920, and the median income for a family was $49,688. Males had a median income of $32,378 versus $25,385 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,434. About 2.9% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.6% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.
The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is located in the township.