Newberry Township, Pennsylvania
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| Newberry Township, Pennsylvania | |
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | York |
| Settled | 1734 |
| Incorporated | 1742 |
| Government | |
| - Type | Board of Supervisors |
| Area | |
| - Total | 30.7 sq mi (79.5 km²) |
| - Land | 30.4 sq mi (78.7 km²) |
| - Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km²) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 14,332 |
| - Density | 470.8/sq mi (181.8/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 717 |
Newberry Township is a township in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 14,332 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 30.7 square miles (79.6 km²), of which, 30.4 square miles (78.8 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.7 km²) of it (0.91%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 14,332 people, 5,399 households, and 4,097 families residing in the township. The population density was 470.8 people per square mile (181.8/km²). There were 5,706 housing units at an average density of 187.4/sq mi (72.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.29% White, 0.82% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.38% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.49% of the population.
There were 5,399 households out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.4% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.1% were non-families. 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the township the population was spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 35.5% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 100.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $48,043, and the median income for a family was $51,789. Males had a median income of $38,775 versus $27,007 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,660. About 2.8% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] References
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
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