Straban Township, Pennsylvania

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Straban Township is a township in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,539 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 89.2 km² (34.4 mi²). 89.1 km² (34.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.12%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 4,539 people, 1,687 households, and 1,233 families residing in the township. The population density was 50.9/km² (131.9/mi²). There were 1,816 housing units at an average density of 20.4/km² (52.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.86% White, 1.43% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.73% Asian, 0.90% from other races, and 0.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.29% of the population.

There were 1,687 households out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.3% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.9% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the township the population was spread out with 22.2% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $44,008, and the median income for a family was $51,979. Males had a median income of $30,231 versus $22,336 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,530. About 4.5% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.6% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.

	Municipalities and Communities of Adams County, Pennsylvania (County Seat: Gettysburg)
Boroughs	Abbottstown | Arendtsville | Bendersville | Biglerville | Bonneauville | Carroll Valley | East Berlin | Fairfield | Gettysburg | Littlestown | McSherrystown | New Oxford | York Springs
Townships	Berwick | Butler | Conewago | Cumberland | Franklin | Freedom | Germany | Hamilton | Hamiltonban | Highland | Huntington | Latimore | Liberty | Menallen | Mount Joy | Mount Pleasant | Oxford | Reading | Straban | Tyrone | Union
Communities and CDPs	Bendersville Station-Aspers | Cashtown-McKnightstown | Hampton | Lake Heritage | Lake Meade | Midway | Orrtanna