Rapho Township is a

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that is located in northwestern Lancaster County,

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, United States. The population was 12,058 at the time of the 2020 census.

History

This township was named after

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. The

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, Mount Hope Estate, Forry's Mill Covered Bridge, and Siegrist's Mill Covered Bridge are listed on the

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Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , all land. Unincorporated communities in the township include Mastersonville, Union Square, Old Line, Naumanstown, Sporting Hill, and Newtown.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 8,578 people, 3,075 households, and 2,398 families living in the township. The population density was . There were 3,185 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 97.72%

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, 0.29%

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, 0.08% Native American, 0.80% Asian, 0.51% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.80% of the population. There were 3,075 households, out of which 35.0% had children who under the age of eighteen living with them; 70.5% were

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living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.0% were non-families. 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.0% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.17. Within the township, the population was spread out, with 27.1% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 28.1% who were aged twenty-five to sixty-four, 25.6% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 11.7% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was thirty-eight years. For every one hundred females, there were 103.0 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 98.4 males. The median income for a household in the township was $50,063, and the median income for a family was $55,625. Males had a median income of $36,935 compared with that $25,402 for females. The

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for the township was $20,412. Approximately 3.0% of families and 4.1% of the population were living below the

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, including 2.9% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 6.4% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.

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* {{Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Populated places established in 1721 Townships in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Townships in Pennsylvania 1721 establishments in Pennsylvania