Warrington Township, York County, Pennsylvania should not be confused with Warrington Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
| Official Name: | Warrington Township, York 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: | York |
| Government Type: | Board of Supervisors |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1735 |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated |
| Established Date1: | 1744 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 93.50 |
| Area Land Km2: | 91.42 |
| Area Water Km2: | 2.08 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 36.10 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.30 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.81 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 4547 |
| Population Density Km2: | 50.25 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 130.15 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Area Code: | 717 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Est: | 4561 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-133-81056 |
Warrington Township is a township in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,547 at the 2020 census.[2] The township is named after Warrington, England, like many townships having English names in York County. Others dispute the origin, believing it may be named after Waringstown, County Down, now in Northern Ireland.[3]
The Warrington Meetinghouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of, of which is land and, or 1.75%, is water. The township completely surrounds the borough of Wellsville.
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 4,435 people, 1,702 households, and 1,329 families living in the township. The population density was 125.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,766 housing units at an average density of 49.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 98.47% White, 0.23% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.07% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.04% of the population.
There were 1,702 households, out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.9% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.9% were non-families. 16.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.1% 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 2.89.
In the township the population was spread out, with 23.8% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 29.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $47,425, and the median income for a family was $51,941. Males had a median income of $37,940 versus $26,203 for females. The per capita income for the township was $21,368. About 1.5% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.5% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.