West Manheim Township is a township in York County,

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, United States, just north of the Mason-Dixon Line. The population was 9,052 at the 2020 census. The community is a suburb of

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and part of its Designated Market Area.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 3.23%, is water. The township occupies the southwestern corner of York County, with Union Township in Adams County to the west and

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, to the south. It is bordered on the east by Manheim Township and on the north by Penn Township. The southwestern corner of

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is located in the township. As for roadways, the township has roughly 70 miles of municipal roads, according to their website. Pennsylvania State Highway 94 runs through the township and becomes Maryland State Highway 30 at the border.

Education

West Manheim Township is part of the

South Western School District South Western School District is a midsized, suburban public school district in York County, Pennsylvania. It serves the townships of Penn Township, Manheim Township and West Manheim Township. It encompasses approximately . According to 2000 ...

, and public school students attend their schools. However, all K-12 students in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania can be enrolled in the state's cyber charter school.

Media

West Manheim Township is officially classified as the

Harrisburg Harrisburg is the capital city of the Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County. With a population of 50,135 as of the 2021 census, Harrisburg is the List of c ...

television market (and receives all of its stations, including

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, WHP,

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and

WPMT WPMT, virtual channel 43 (UHF digital channel 36), is a Fox- affiliated television station licensed to York, Pennsylvania, United States, and serving the Susquehanna Valley region (Harrisburg– Lancaster–Lebanon–York). The station is own ...

), however, due to proximity, Baltimore's stations WBAL,

WMAR WMAR-TV (channel 2) is a television station in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, affiliated with ABC and owned by the E. W. Scripps Company. The station's studios and offices are located on York Road (Maryland Route 45) in Towson (though with ...

and WJZ can usually be picked up in the area and are available on

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, which provides cable television and internet service to the township. As for newspaper service, the Hanover Evening Sun is the primary paper of circulation.

Demographics

In 2020, the Census reported a population of 9,072 in the township, up from 7,744 in 2010. There were 3,059 households and 398.4 people per square mile. Much of this rapid growth can be attributed to the large number of new residents moving in, many from Maryland. The average commute time of 38.7 minutes can also be attributed to this. 94.3% of the township's residents identify their race to be White, followed by 3.7% Black or African-American, 0.7% were Asian and 1.4% were of two or more races. 1.4% were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 52% were female and 48% male. The median household income in West Manheim Township was $76,379, and 4.1% of the township's residents live below the poverty line. At the

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of 2000, there were 4,865 people, 1,710 households, and 1,441 families living in the township. The

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was 249.8 people per square mile (96.4/km²). There were 1,745 housing units at an average density of 89.6/sq mi (34.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.07%

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, 0.82%

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, 0.06% Native American, 0.39%

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, 0.02%

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, 0.10% from

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, and 0.53% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.64% of the population. There were 1,710 households, out of which 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.5% were

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living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.7% were non-families. 12.6% 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 2.84 and the average family size was 3.10. In the township the population was spread out, with 25.8% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.7 males. The median income for a household in the township was $57,437, and the median income for a family was $60,014. Males had a median income of $39,209 versus $28,668 for females. The

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for the township was $21,670. About 0.8% of families and 1.5% of the population were below the

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, including 1.5% of those under age 18 and 2.0% of those age 65 or over.

References

External Links

Official West Manheim Township websiteCensus data for West Manheim Township
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