North Londonderry Township is a

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Lebanon County Lebanon County ( Pennsylvania Dutch: Lebanon Kaundi) is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 133,568. Its county seat is the city of Lebanon. The county was formed from portions of Dauphin ...

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, United States. It is part of the

Lebanon, PA Lebanon () is a city in and the county seat of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 26,814 at the 2020 census. Lebanon is located in the central part of the Lebanon Valley, east of Harrisburg and west of Reading. ...

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. The population was 8,912 at the 2020 census.

History

Londonderry Township was originally part of Derry Township, Lancaster County. When Lebanon County was formed, the name was changed to Londonderry Township to distinguish it clearly from neighboring Derry Township in Dauphin County. Londonderry Township was divided into North Londonderry Township and South Londonderry Township in 1894.

Bindnagle Evangelical Lutheran Church Bindnagle Evangelical Lutheran Church is a historic Evangelical Lutheran church located in North Londonderry Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1803 and is a two-story brick building measuring . It is in the Georgian style ...

was added to the

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in 1975.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of 10.8 square miles (28.0 km²), of which 10.8 square miles (28.0 km²) is land and 0.09% is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 6,771 people, 2,716 households, and 2,045 families residing in the township. The

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was 626.5 people per square mile (241.8/km²). There were 2,782 housing units at an average density of 257.4/sq mi (99.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.78%

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, 0.13%

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, 1.26%

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, 0.21% from

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, and 0.62% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.27% of the population. There were 2,716 households, out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.0% were

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living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 21.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.82. In the township the population was spread out, with 20.7% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 89.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males. The median income for a household in the township was $56,426, and the median income for a family was $68,962. Males had a median income of $41,220 versus $30,019 for females. The

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for the township was $27,664. About 2.0% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the

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, including 3.7% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.

2017 township officials

*Township Manager: Michael Booth *Asst. Township Manager: Kristopher Troup *Secretary/Treasurer: Lisa Daubert *Asst. Secretary/Treasurer: Judy Miller *Police Chief: Kevin Snyder *Roadmaster: Earl Blauch *Solicitor: Keith Kilgore *Tax Collector: Lebanon Co. E.I.T. Bureau *Constable: Daniel Huffman *E.M.A. Director: Michael Brownsweiger *Vacancy Board Chairman: James Rothermel Board of Supervisors: *Chairman - Ronald Fouché *Vice-Chairman - Barry Reigle *Member - William Buckfelder Planning Commission: *Chairman - Lane Painter *Vice-Chairman - Dean Fernsler *Secretary - Steven Johnson *Member - Roanld Fouché *Member - David Biehl Township Authority: *Chairman - Boyd Firestone *Vice-Chairman - Benjamin Dohner *Secretary/Treasurer - William Buckfelder *Asst. Secretary/Treasurer - George Ulrich *Member - Edward Houser Zoning Hearing Board: *Frederick Tilberg *Harry Fox III *Joanne Wendte Board of Auditors: *Chairman - Leroy Leach *Secretary - Steven Derr *Member - Charles Randall

References

External links

* {{Coord, 40, 19, 00, N, 76, 35, 59, W, type:city_region:US-PA_source:GNIS-enwiki, display=title Townships in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania