Dover Township, York County, Pennsylvania

Dover Township, Pennsylvania
Township

Barn southwest of Mount Royal

Location in York County and the state of Pennsylvania.
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County York
Settled 1736
Incorporated 1747
Government
 • Type Board of Supervisors
Area
 • Total 42.1 sq mi (109 km2)
 • Land 42.0 sq mi (109 km2)
 • Water 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Population (2010)
 • Total 21,078
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 21,464
 • Density 500/sq mi (190/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 717
FIPS code 42-133-19704
Historical population
Census Pop. %±
200018,074—
201021,07816.6%
Est. 201621,464[1]1.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[2]

Dover Township is a township in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 21,078 at the 2010 census.[3]

History

Pettit's Ford was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 42.1 square miles (109 km2), of which 42.0 square miles (109 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2), or 0.17%, is water. Dover Township completely surrounds the borough of Dover.

Demographics

As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 18,074 people, 6,999 households, and 5,256 families residing in the township. The population density was 430.4 people per square mile (166.2/km²). There were 7,217 housing units at an average density of 171.8/sq mi (66.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.25% White, 0.92% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.51% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.03% of the population.

There were 6,999 households out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.0% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% 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 2.93.

In the township the population was spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $46,845, and the median income for a family was $53,252. Males had a median income of $36,478 versus $23,787 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,513. About 2.8% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.2% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Dover Township is served by the Dover Area School District including Dover Area High School. Students may also attend one of the Commonwealth's cyber charter schools at no additional cost to the family or student. The local school district pays the Pennsylvania Department of Education set tuition fee to the cyber charter school that the student chooses to attend. Alternatively, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania permits parents to home school their children or they may attend a private school.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Dover township, York County, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American FactFinder 2. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
  4. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  5. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  6. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of Education, Charter Schools, 2013

Coordinates: 39°58′00″N 76°52′59″W / 39.96667°N 76.88306°W / 39.96667; -76.88306

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