Conoy Township is a township in northwestern Lancaster County,

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, United States. At the 2020 census the population was 3,373.

History

Conoy Township was formed in 1842 from West Donegal Township. Conoy is an Indian name. An early settler was the French-Canadian fur trader

Peter Bisaillon Peter Bisaillon (also Bezellon, Bizaillon, and other spellings), (baptized Pierre) ( – 18 July 1742) was a New France fur trader and interpreter who spent most of his career in Pennsylvania engaged in trade with Native American communities. ...

who was granted 700 acres near Conoy Creek in 1719.Samuel Evans, Franklin Ellis, ''History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men.'' Everts & Peck, 1883.
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in 1977.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (20.04%) is water. It includes the communities of Falmouth, Bainbridge, Stacktown, Locust Grove, and Billmeyer.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 3,067 people, 1,103 households, and 873 families living in the township. The

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was 206.6 people per square mile (79.8/km). There were 1,130 housing units at an average density of 76.1/sq mi (29.4/km). The racial makeup of the township was 98.96%

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, 0.03%

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, 0.13% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.03%

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, 0.29% from

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, and 0.39% from two or more races. 0.85% of the population were

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of any race. There were 1,103 households, out of which 39.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.0% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.8% were non-families. 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.14. In the township the population was spread out, with 28.3% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 33.6% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.7 males. The median income for a household in the township was $48,775, and the median income for a family was $56,632. Males had a median income of $36,849 versus $26,406 for females. The

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for the township was $20,157. About 3.0% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the

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, including 6.0% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Public education is run by the

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; the only public school in the township is Bainbridge Elementary School, which serves kindergarten through third grade.

References

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* {{Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Populated places established in 1719 Townships in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Townships in Pennsylvania 1719 establishments in Pennsylvania