Penn Township is a

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, United States, established on October 23, 1860, from Upper Dickinson Township. The population was 2,924 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Penn Township is in west-central Cumberland County. The northern two-third of the township is in the

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, while the southern third extends up the slopes of South Mountain. Yellow Breeches Creek, a tributary of the

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, flows from west to east across the center of the township. U.S. Route 11 forms the northern border of the township, and

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runs parallel to it across the northern part of the township, with access from Exit 37 ( Pennsylvania Route 233). The township contains the unincorporated communities of Centerville, Cumminstown, Hockersville, Hays Grove, Longsdorf, Huntsdale, Brushtown, and Cobblesville. According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.23%, is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,807 people, 974 households, and 772 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 996 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 97.93%

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, 0.25%

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, 0.29% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.04%

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, 0.46% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.71% of the population. There were 974 households, out of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.5% were

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living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.7% were non-families. 16.0% 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 2.82 and the average family size was 3.17. In the township, the population was spread out, with 26.7% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.9 males. The median income for a household in the township was $47,188, and the median income for a family was $49,840. Males had a median income of $31,556 versus $22,213 for females. The

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for the township was $18,254. About 2.7% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the

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, including 5.7% of those under age 18 and 2.0% of those age 65 or over.

References

http://penntwpcc.org/about-penn-township/

External links

Penn Township's official website
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