Halifax Township, Pennsylvania

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Halifax Township is a township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,329 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 83.2 km² (32.1 mi²). 72.3 km² (27.9 mi²) of it is land and 10.9 km² (4.2 mi²) of it (13.08%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 3,329 people, 1,261 households, and 978 families residing in the township. The population density was 46.1/km² (119.3/mi²). There were 1,327 housing units at an average density of 18.4/km² (47.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.35% White, 0.33% African American, 0.54% Asian, 0.27% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.51% of the population.

There were 1,261 households out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.0% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.4% were non-families. 18.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the township the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $45,913, and the median income for a family was $50,568. Males had a median income of $35,594 versus $28,716 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,749. About 6.8% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.3% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.

	Municipalities and communities of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (County seat: Harrisburg)
Cities	Harrisburg
Boroughs	Berrysburg | Dauphin | Elizabethville | Gratz | Halifax | Highspire | Hummelstown | Lykens | Middletown | Millersburg | Paxtang | Penbrook | Pillow | Royalton | Steelton | Williamstown
Townships	Conewago | Derry | East Hanover | Halifax | Jackson | Jefferson | Londonderry | Lower Paxton | Lower Swatara | Lykens | Middle Paxton | Mifflin | Reed | Rush Township | South Hanover | Susquehanna | Swatara | Upper Paxton | Washington | Wayne | West Hanover | Wiconisco | Williams
Communities and CDPs	Bressler-Enhaut-Oberlin | Colonial Park | Hershey | Lawnton | Linglestown | Paxtonia | Progress | Rutherford | Skyline View