New Hanover Township is a

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, United States. The population was 10,939 at the 2010 census.

History

New Hanover Township is a portion of the original Hanover Township.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of 21.6 square miles (55.9 km²), all land. It consists mainly of rolling hills and valleys and is drained by the

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mostly via the

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. Its villages include Fagleysville, Frederick (also in Upper Frederick Township,) Hoffmansville,

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, New Hanover, New Hanover Square, and Sassamansville (also in Douglass Township.) New Hanover has a hot-summer

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(''Dfa'') and is in

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s 6b and 7a. The average monthly temperatures in Layfield range from 30.6 °F in January to 75.3 °F in July

The average annual absolute minimum temperature in Layfield is 0.6 °F

Adjacent municipalities

* Upper Hanover Township, Pennsylvania, Upper Hanover Township (northeast) * Upper Frederick Township (east) * Limerick Township (southeast) * Lower Pottsgrove Township (south) * Upper Pottsgrove Township (southwest) * Douglass Township (northwest)

Demographics

As of the 2010 census, the township was 95.3% White, 1.2% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 2.0% Asian, and 1.2% were two or more races. 1.6% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry. As of the

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of 2000, there were 7,369 people, 2,532 households, and 2,147 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 2,615 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 98.32%

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, 0.31%

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, 0.07% Native American, 0.79% Asian, 0.01%

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, 0.05% from other races, and 0.45% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.76% of the population. There were 2,532 households, out of which 40.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.5% were

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living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.2% were non-families. 12.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.17. In the township the population was spread out, with 27.5% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 100.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males. The median income for a household in the township was $67,097, and the median income for a family was $70,789. Males had a median income of $51,420 versus $33,578 for females. The

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for the township was $25,084. About 1.3% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the

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, including 4.7% of those under age 18 and 1.4% of those age 65 or over.

Government and politics

Board of Supervisors

New Hanover is a second-class township and elects five at-large supervisors *Marie Livelsberger - Chair *Kurt Zebrowski - Vice Chair *William Ross Snook *Boone Flint *Keith Youse

Transportation

As of 2020 there were of public roads in New Hanover Township, of which were maintained by the

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(PennDOT) and were maintained by the township.

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and

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are the primary highways serving New Hanover Township. PA 73 follows an east-west alignment along Big Road, while PA 663 follows a northeast-southwest alignment along North Charlotte Street and Layfield Road. The two routes also share a brief concurrency near the center of the township.

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(PART) provides bus service to the western section of the township along the Orange Line route, which heads south to Pottstown.

References

External links

New Hanover Township
{{Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Townships in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania