Drumore Township is a

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in southwestern Lancaster County,

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, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 2,568. It is named after Dromore (Irish: ''Droim Mór''), County Down, now in Northern Ireland, with which it has been twinned since 1996.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (17.36%) is water. It includes the communities of Liberty Square, Chestnut Level, Fernglen, Drumore, Furniss, and Fairfield, and parts of the communities of

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and Henzel.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,243 people, 739 households, and 597 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 819 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 98.75%

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, 0.27%

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, 0.09% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.27% from other races, and 0.53% from two or more races. 0.71% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. There were 739 households, out of which 38.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.7% were

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living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.2% were non-families. 16.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.04 and the average family size was 3.44. In the township the population was spread out, with 32.0% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.5 males. The median income for a household in the township was $47,250, and the median income for a family was $51,645. Males had a median income of $36,366 versus $22,560 for females. The

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for the township was $17,470. About 4.0% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the

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, including 7.2% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.

Parks and recreation

Drumore Township Park

The Drumore Township Park is located at 1675 Furniss Road, Drumore, Pennsylvania and is located on of land immediately in back of the Township Municipal Building. The land was purchased from the John O’Donnel farm with grant money from the county. The Park is open to the public each day of the week from sun up to sun down.

Susquehannock State Park

Fishing Creek

Fishing Creek Nature Preserve is a preserve of mature forest along fishing creek, a creek that runs into the

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. The creek is one of the few places in Lancaster County where a natural

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population remains. A dirt road runs along the stream, and there are several trails through the woods.

Schools

Drumore Township is served by the

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. Schools in the district are: Solanco High School 585 Solanco Road, Quarryville, PA 17566 (717)786-2151 George A. Smith Middle School 645 Kirkwood Pike, Quarryville, PA 17566 (717)786-2244 Swift Middle School 1866 Robert Fulton Highway, Quarryville, PA 17566 (717)548-2187 Providence Elementary School 137 Truce Road, New Providence, PA 17560 (717)786-3582 Quarryille Elementary School 211 South Hess Street, Quarryville, PA 17566 (717)786-2546 Clermont Elementary School 1868 Robert Fulton Highway, Quarryville, PA 17566 (717)548-2742 Bart Colerain Elementary School 1336 Noble Road, Christiana, PA 17509 (717)529-2181

Notable people

William Whipper William Whipper (February 22, 1804 – March 9, 1876) was a businessman and abolitionist in the United States. Whipper, an African American, advocated nonviolence and co-founded the American Moral Reform Society, an early African-American aboli ...

, abolitionist * John Steele, Brigadier General

References

External links

* {{Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Populated places established in 1729 Townships in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Townships in Pennsylvania 1729 establishments in Pennsylvania