Shippensburg Township, Pennsylvania

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Shippensburg Township is a township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,504 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 6.5 km² (2.5 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 4,504 people, 860 households, and 388 families residing in the township. The population density was 690.1/km² (1,786.2/mi²). There were 938 housing units at an average density of 143.7/km² (372.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 93.65% White, 3.73% African American, 0.04% Native American, 1.13% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.38% from other races, and 1.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.13% of the population.

There were 860 households out of which 20.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.4% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 54.8% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.79.

In the township the population was spread out with 7.5% under the age of 18, 68.5% from 18 to 24, 11.0% from 25 to 44, 6.2% from 45 to 64, and 6.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 20 years. For every 100 females there were 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $27,661, and the median income for a family was $40,521. Males had a median income of $26,141 versus $20,259 for females. The per capita income for the township was $8,712. About 8.1% of families and 36.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.0% of those under age 18 and 12.7% of those age 65 or over.

	Municipalities and Communities of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (County Seat: Carlisle)
Boroughs	Camp Hill | Carlisle | Lemoyne | Mechanicsburg | Mount Holly Springs | New Cumberland | Newburg | Newville | Shippensburg | Shiremanstown | Wormleysburg
Townships	Cooke | Dickinson | East Pennsboro | Hampden | Hopewell | Lower Allen | Lower Frankford | Lower Mifflin | Middlesex | Monroe | North Middleton | North Newton | Penn | Shippensburg | Silver Spring | South Middleton | South Newton | Southampton | Upper Allen | Upper Frankford | Upper Mifflin | West Pennsboro
Communities and CDPs	Boiling Springs | Enola | Grantham | Lower Allen | New Kingstown | Plainfield | Schlusser | Summerdale | West Fairview