| Official Name: | Halifax Township, Pennsylvania |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Mapsize: | 300px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dauphin |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated |
| Established Date1: | 1804 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 82.32 |
| Area Land Km2: | 71.62 |
| Area Water Km2: | 10.70 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 31.78 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 27.65 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 4.13 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 3344 |
| Population Density Km2: | 49.33 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 127.76 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Area Code: | 717 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Est: | 3336 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-043-32040 |
Halifax Township is a township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,336 at the 2020 census.[2]
Halifax Township takes its name from Fort Halifax on the Susquehanna River.[3]
The Clemson Island Prehistoric District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. The Legislative Route 1 Sycamore Allee was listed in 2007.
Halifax Township is in northwestern Dauphin County and is bordered by the Susquehanna River to the northwest, Berry Mountain to the north, and Peters Mountain to the south. The borough of Halifax, a separate municipality, is near the center of the township. Unincorporated communities in the township include Powells Valley and Matamoras in the south.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 82.3km2, of which 71.6km2 is land and 10.7km2, or 12.99%, is water.[4] Most of the surface water in the township is part of the Susquehanna River, which averages wide in this area. Powell Creek crosses the southern part of the township, and Armstrong Creek crosses the center, flowing into the Susquehanna north of Halifax borough.
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 3,329 people, 1,261 households, and 978 families residing in the township. The population density was 119.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,327 housing units at an average density of 47.5sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 98.35% White, 0.33% African American, 0.54% Asian, 0.27% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.51% of the population.
There were 1,261 households, out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.0% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.4% were non-families. 18.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the township the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $45,913, and the median income for a family was $50,568. Males had a median income of $35,594 versus $28,716 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,749. About 6.8% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.3% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.