Huntington Township is a rural

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which is located in Adams County,

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, United States. The population was 2,369 at the time of the 2010 census.

History

Huntington Township is the oldest township in Adams County. It was founded in 1745. Latimore Township was formed out of Huntington Township in 1807. The Borough of York Springs was separated from Huntington in 1868, and functioned as a business, social and religious center for Huntington for centuries. Since the

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, Huntington Township has been a Republican stronghold due largely to its

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and rural character. Republican candidates for office regularly obtain over 80% of the popular vote in general elections. The currently serving township supervisors are David Boyer (Chairman), Paul Guise (Vice Chairman), and Jeffrey King.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.20%, is water.

Recreation

Portions of the Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 249 is located in Huntington Township.Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 249
retrieved September 15, 2018

Demographics

As of the

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of 2010, there were 2,369 people, 895 households, and 678 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 966 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 95.44%

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, 0.46%

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, 0.42% Native American, 0.76% Asian, 1.65% some other race, and 1.27% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 5.7% of the population. There were 895 households, out of which 33.0% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 64.0% were headed by

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living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.2% were non-families. 18.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% were those of someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65, and the average family size was 3.01. In the township, the population was spread out, with 23.4% under the age of eighteen, 7.3% from eighteen to twenty-four, 24.9% from twenty-five to forty-four, 29.7% from forty-five to sixty-four, and 14.6% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was 41.3 years. For every one hundred females, there were 101.3 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 102.7 males. For the period 2007–2011, the estimated median annual income for a household in the township was $53,657, and the median income for a family was $58,846. Males who worked full-time had estimated median salaries of $23,353. Roughly 2.7% of families and 5.4% of the population were living below the

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References

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