Hanover Township is a

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, United States. The population was 2,421 at the 2020 census. Hillman State Park, a Pennsylvania state park, and the KeyBank Pavilion concert venue are located in Hanover Township.

History

The Devil's Den, McClurg Covered Bridge, Jackson's Mill Covered Bridge, Lyle Covered Bridge and Ralston Freeman Covered Bridge are listed on the

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Villages of Hanover Township

Bavington (also in Smith Township),

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, Murdocksville,

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Surrounding communities

Hanover Township has five borders, including the city of Weirton, West Virginia to the west and the townships of Jefferson to the south, Smith to the southeast, Robinson to the east, and Beaver County's Hanover Township to the north.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (0.08%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,795 people, 1,080 households, and 815 families living in the township. The population density was . There were 1,124 housing units at an average density of 23.6/sq mi (9.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.53%

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, 0.61%

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, 0.14% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.04%

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, 0.21% from other races, and 0.25% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.39% of the population. There were 1,080 households, out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.3% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.5% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.92. In the township the population was spread out, with 21.6% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.8 males. The median income for a household in the township was $42,563, and the median income for a family was $51,014. Males had a median income of $40,993 versus $25,625 for females. The

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for the township was $19,722. About 6.8% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the

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, including 14.3% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.

References

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