Union Township is a

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Lebanon County Lebanon County ( ; ) is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 143,257. Its county seat is the city of Lebanon. It lies 72 miles northwest of Philadelphia, which is the nearest m ...

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ...

, United States. It is part of the

Lebanon, Pennsylvania Lebanon ( ; ) is a city in and the county seat of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 26,814 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. Lebanon was founded by George Steitz in 1740 and was originally named ...

metropolitan statistical area. The population was 2,925 at the 2020 census.

History

Waterville Bridge in Swatara State Park HAER 462-14

Waterville Bridge The Waterville Bridge is a lenticular truss bridge designed and manufactured by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co. It was built in 1890. It was relocated from Waterville, Pennsylvania, Waterville, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, to Swatara State Park in ...

in the township was added to the

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in 1980.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of 29.9 square miles (77.5 km), 29.9 square miles (77.5 km) of which is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km, (0.07%) of which is water. Part of

Fort Indiantown Gap Fort Indiantown Gap, also referred to as "The Gap" or "FIG", is a census-designated place and National Guard Training Center primarily located in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States. A portion of the installation is located in eastern ...

occupies the western part of the township. Lickdale is in the eastern section of the township next to

Swatara Creek Swatara Creek (nicknamed the Swatty) is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed August 8, 2011 tributary of the Susquehanna River in east-central Pennsylvania in the United S ...

Recreation

Portions of the

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, Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 80, and Swatara State Park are located along the northern part of the township.https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/advanced-viewer/ The National Map, retrieved October 27, 2018Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 80
retrieved October 27, 2018

Demographics

At the 2000 census there were 2,590 people, 1,017 households, and 733 families in the township. The population density was . There were 1,105 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 98.15% White, 0.19% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.35% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 0.81%. There were 1,017 households, 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.5% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.9% were non-families. 21.7% of households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.94. In the Union Township, the population was spread out, with 21.9% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.9 males. The median household income was $42,669 and the median family income was $51,157. Males had a median income of $34,758 versus $23,125 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,896. About 5.1% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the

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, including 5.7% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

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