North Hopewell Township, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:North Hopewell Township, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:260px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:York
Government Type:Board of Supervisors
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:1734
Established Title1:Incorporated
Established Date1:1885
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:48.43
Area Land Km2:48.43
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:18.70
Area Land Sq Mi:18.70
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:2723
Population Density Km2:57.84
Population Density Sq Mi:149.79
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Area Code:717
Pop Est As Of:2021
Population Est:2716
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-133-55112

North Hopewell Township is a township that is located in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,723 at the time of the 2020 census.[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 18.6 square miles (48.1 km2), all land. The township surrounds the borough of Winterstown.

Demographics

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 2,507 people, 942 households, and 736 families living in the township.

The population density was 135sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 984 housing units at an average density of 53sp=usNaNsp=us.

The racial makeup of the township was 98.32% White, 0.36% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.24% Asian, and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.56% of the population.

There were 942 households, out of which 34.4% had children under the age of eighteen living with them, 69.2% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.8% were non-families. 17.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.

The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.01.

Within the township, the population was spread out, with 24.6% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 5.0% who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 31.1% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 28.1% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 11.2% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was forty years.

For every one hundred females, there were 101.7 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 97.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $47,139, and the median income for a family was $55,438. Males had a median income of $37,588 compared with that of $26,646 for females.

The per capita income for the township was $20,993.

Approximately 2.3% of families and 2.5% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 2.5% of those who were under the age of eighteen. None of those aged sixty-five or older were living in poverty.

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. August 14, 2017.
  2. Web site: Bureau . US Census . City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021 . Census.gov . US Census Bureau . July 8, 2022.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.