Antrim Township, Pennsylvania
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Antrim Township is a
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in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 15,778 at the 2020 census, an increase over the figure of 12,504 tabulated in 2000. It was named after
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in
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.


History

The Martin's Mill Covered Bridge, Old Brown's Mill School, Spring Grove Farm and Distillery, and Stover–Winger Farm are listed on the
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.


Geography

Antrim Township lies along the southern edge of Franklin County, bordered to the south by Washington County in
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. The township entirely surrounds the borough of Greencastle, a separate municipality. The unincorporated community of State Line sits along the southern edge of the township. Other unincorporated communities in the township include Bushtown, Coseytown, Worleytown, Milnor, Johnston, Kauffman, Browns Mills, Clay Hill, Shady Grove, Waynecastle, and Wingerton. U.S. Route 11 and
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cross the township, leading north to Chambersburg, the
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, and south to
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. I-81 has three exits (numbers 1, 3, and 5) in the township. Pennsylvania Route 16 runs at right angles to the other two highways, leading east to Waynesboro and west to Mercersburg. According to the
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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.10%, is water. Conococheague Creek, a south-flowing tributary of the
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, forms the western boundary of the township in two places.


Demographics

As of the
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of 2000, there were 12,504 people, 4,472 households, and 3,640 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 4,598 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 97.91%
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, 0.78%
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, 0.25% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.24% from other races, and 0.54% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 0.78% of the population. There were 4,472 households, out of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.9% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.6% were non-families. 15.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.10. In the township the population was spread out, with 27.6% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.9 males. The median income for a household in the township was $46,050, and the median income for a family was $49,632. Males had a median income of $34,884 versus $22,035 for females. The
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for the township was $18,590. About 4.1% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the
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, including 4.7% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.


Neighboring Townships

* Guilford Township (north) * Hamilton Township (north) * Montgomery Township (west) * Peters Township (northwest) * Quincy Township (east) * St. Thomas Township (north) * Washington Township (east)


Communities

* Big Spring * Brown Mills * Bushtown * Clay Hill * Coseytown * Johnston * Kauffman * Mason and Dixon * Milnor * Shady Grove * State Line * Waynecastle * Wingerton * Worleytown * Zentmeyer


References


External links


Antrim Township official websiteAllison-Antrim Museum
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