Franklin Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania
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Franklin Township is a
township A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
in Adams County,
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ...
, United States. The population was 4,671 at the 2020 census.


History

The township is the location of the Carbaugh Run Rhyolite Quarry Site, where Native Americans mined
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for stone tools. It is an
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and is listed on the
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.


Geography

Franklin Township occupies the northwestern portion of Adams County. The western and northern portions of the township are covered by several ridges that make up South Mountain, the northern extension of the
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. U.S. Route 30, the Lincoln Highway, passes through the center of the township, around the northern edges of the unincorporated communities of Cashtown and McKnightstown. Along U.S. 30, it is from the eastern border of the township to Gettysburg and from the western border of the township to Chambersburg. Franklin Township is one of 21 townships in Adams County, Pennsylvania. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.58%, is water. Franklin Township is the largest township in area, and fourth in population, in Adams County. One-third of the township consists of State Forest. Land held by the State and Federal government is nontaxable for both the school property taxes, township taxes and county taxes.


Demographics

As of the
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of 2000, there were 4,590 people, 1,651 households, and 1,264 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,824 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 93.64%
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, 1.74%
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, 0.35% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 3.22% from other races, and 0.96% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 5.75% of the population. There were 1,651 households, out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% were
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living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.05. In the township the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6 males. The median income for a household in the township was $44,974, and the median income for a family was $47,256. Males had a median income of $32,585 versus $20,898 for females. The
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for the township was $18,510. About 4.1% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the
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, including 5.2% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.


Education

The township is in the Gettysburg Area School District. Franklin Township Elementary School has an Orrtanna post office address, but is physically in the Cashtown CDP. This is the zoned school for Cashtown, McKnightstown, and portions of Orrtanna. The district's comprehensive middle and high schools are Gettysburg Area Middle School and Gettysburg Area High School.


References


External links


Franklin Township official website
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