South Hanover Township, Pennsylvania

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South Hanover Township is a township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,793 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 29.5 km² (11.4 mi²). 29.2 km² (11.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.14%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 4,793 people, 1,706 households, and 1,400 families residing in the township. The population density was 164.4/km² (425.8/mi²). There were 1,772 housing units at an average density of 60.8/km² (157.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.62% White, 0.33% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.94% Asian, 0.08% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.79% of the population.

There were 1,706 households out of which 39.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.6% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.9% were non-families. 14.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the township the population was spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 100.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $64,010, and the median income for a family was $67,288. Males had a median income of $47,188 versus $29,797 for females. The per capita income for the township was $29,213. About 1.7% of families and 1.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.0% of those under age 18 and 1.0% of those age 65 or over.