North Codorus Township is a township in York County,

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

, United States. The population was 9,149 at the 2020 census.

History

The

Hanover Junction Railroad Station The Hanover Junction Railroad Station is an historic railroad station which is located in Hanover Junction in North Codorus Township, York County, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. History Erected ...

, Howard Tunnel, Northern Central Railway, and York Iron Company Mine are listed on the

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Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.22%, is water. The township surrounds the borough of New Salem.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 7,915 people, 2,924 households and 2,356 families living in the township. The population density was . There were 2,987 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 98.28%

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, 0.28%

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, 0.10% Native American, 0.21%

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, 0.43% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.92% of the population. There were 2,924 households, out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.9% were

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living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.4% were non-families. 15.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.00. In the township the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.2 males. The median income for a household in the township was $48,315, and the median income for a family was $51,677. Males had a median income of $40,279 versus $25,326 for females. The

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for the township was $19,912. About 2.6% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the

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, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 12.1% of those age 65 or over.

References

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