West Hanover Township is a

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Dauphin County Dauphin County (; Pennsylvania Dutch: Daffin Kaundi) is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 286,401. The county seat and the largest city is Harrisburg, Pennsylvania's state capital and ninth ...

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, United States. The population was 10,693 at the 2020 census, an increase over the figure of 9,343 tabulated in 2010.

History

Hanover Township of Dauphin County was divided into East Hanover, West Hanover, and South Hanover townships.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , all land. The

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and

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of Skyline View is in the southern part of the township. Ritzie Village is north of the intersection of PA 443 and Mountain Road in the northern part of the township. Also contained in the township are the villages of Piketown and Manadahill.

Demographics

The earliest US census figures reveal a total population of 1,862 residents in the year 1800. As of the

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of 2000, there were 6,505 people, 2,502 households, and 1,944 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 2,584 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 97.34%

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, 1.15%

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, 0.03% Native American, 1.00%

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, 0.03%

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, 0.11% from

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, and 0.34% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.54% of the population. There were 2,502 households, out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.7% were

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living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.3% were non-families. 18.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 2.96. In the township the population was spread out, with 22.5% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 29.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males. The median income for a household in the township was $53,144, and the median income for a family was $57,009. Males had a median income of $41,158 versus $31,230 for females. The

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for the township was $21,723. About 2.4% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the

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, including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

West Hanover Township official website
{{authority control Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area Townships in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania Townships in Pennsylvania