Pequea Township (pronounced peck-way) is a

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that is located in central Lancaster County,

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, United States. The population was 5,493 at the time of the 2020 census.

History

This community was named for the Piqua tribe.

Geography

According to the

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

Pequea Creek Pequea Creek (pronounced ''PECK-way'') is a tributary of the Susquehanna River that runs for U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed August 8, 2011 from the eastern border of Lanc ...

, a southwestward-flowing tributary of the

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, forms the southern border of the township. Unincorporated communities in Pequea Township include New Danville, West Willow, Baumgardner, Burnt Mills, Herrville, and part of

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Demographics

At the time of the 2000 census, there were 4,358 people, 1,581 households, and 1,263 families living in the township. The population density was . There were 1,626 housing units at an average density of . The

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of the township was 97.71% White, 0.48% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.62% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.30% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.03%. There were 1,581 households, 33.6% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 71.5% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.1% were non-families. 16.2% of households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% were one person aged sixty-five or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.09. The age distribution was 26.7% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 6.6% from who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 27.1% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 27.3% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 12.4% who were aged sixty-five or older. The median age was thirty-nine years. For every one hundred females, there were 100.2 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 100.1 males. The median household income was $52,969 and the median family income was $59,010. Males had a median income of $39,423 compared with that of $25,579 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,323. Approximately 3.0% of families and 3.7% of the population were living below the

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, including 6.2% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 3.5% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.

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* {{authority control Populated places established in 1853 Townships in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Townships in Pennsylvania