Pequea Township, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:Pequea Township, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250x200px
Image Map1:Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Lancaster County.svg
Mapsize1:250x200px
Map Caption1:Map of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Lancaster
Government Type:Board of Supervisors
Established Title:Settled
Established Title1:Incorporated
Established Date1:1853
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:35.25
Area Land Km2:34.77
Area Water Km2:0.48
Area Total Sq Mi:13.61
Area Land Sq Mi:13.42
Area Water Sq Mi:0.18
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:5493
Population Density Km2:137.88
Population Density Sq Mi:357.12
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Area Code:717
Pop Est As Of:2021
Population Est:5619
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-071-59360

Pequea Township (pronounced peck-way) is a township that is located in central Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,493 at the time of the 2020 census.[2]

History

This community was named for the Piqua tribe.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.2sqkm, all land. Pequea Creek, a southwestward-flowing tributary of the Susquehanna River, forms the southern border of the township.

Unincorporated communities in Pequea Township include New Danville, West Willow, Baumgardner, Burnt Mills, Herrville, and part of Willow Street.

Demographics

At the time of the 2000 census, there were 4,358 people, 1,581 households, and 1,263 families living in the township.

The population density was 320.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,626 housing units at an average density of 119.5sp=usNaNsp=us.

The racial makeup of the township was 97.71% White, 0.48% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.62% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.30% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.03%.[3]

There were 1,581 households, 33.6% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 71.5% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.1% were non-families. 16.2% of households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% were one person aged sixty-five or older.

The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.09.

The age distribution was 26.7% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 6.6% from who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 27.1% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 27.3% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 12.4% who were aged sixty-five or older. The median age was thirty-nine years.

For every one hundred females, there were 100.2 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 100.1 males.

The median household income was $52,969 and the median family income was $59,010. Males had a median income of $39,423 compared with that of $25,579 for females.

The per capita income for the township was $22,323.

Approximately 3.0% of families and 3.7% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 6.2% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 3.5% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.

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 9, 2022.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.

External links

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