Manheim Township, York County, Pennsylvania
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Manheim Township is a township in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 3,119.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 58.1 km² (22.5 mi²). 55.8 km² (21.5 mi²) of it is land and 2.4 km² (0.9 mi²) of it (4.10%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 3,119 people, 1,084 households, and 924 families residing in the township. The population density was 55.9/km² (144.8/mi²). There were 1,119 housing units at an average density of 20.1/km² (52.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.62% White, 0.26% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.26% of the population.
There were 1,084 households out of which 39.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.8% were married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.7% were non-families. 11.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the township the population was spread out with 27.7% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 104.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $57,407, and the median income for a family was $60,912. Males had a median income of $39,899 versus $24,408 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,652. About 3.3% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.
