Conewago Township, York County, Pennsylvania
Township in Pennsylvania, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Conewago Township, York County, Pennsylvania?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
Conewago Township is a township in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The township encompasses the land between the Conewago Creek and the Little Conewago Creek, west of their conjunction. The township was formed in 1818 from the northeastern portion of Dover Township and the southeastern portion of Newberry Township and consists of approximately 11,000 acres. The population was 8,527 at the 2020 census.[2]
For other Pennsylvania townships with similar names, see Conewago Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation).
Quick Facts Country, State ...
Conewago Township, York County, Pennsylvania | |
---|---|
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | York |
Settled | 1767 |
Incorporated | 1818 |
Government | |
• Type | Board of Supervisors |
Area | |
• Total | 24.61 sq mi (63.75 km2) |
• Land | 24.44 sq mi (63.29 km2) |
• Water | 0.18 sq mi (0.46 km2) |
Population | |
• Total | 8,527 |
• Estimate (2021)[2] | 8,614 |
• Density | 329.42/sq mi (127.19/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code | 717 |
FIPS code | 42-133-15656 |
Close
More information Census, Pop. ...
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1850 | 1,270 | — | |
1860 | 1,277 | 0.6% | |
1870 | 1,382 | 8.2% | |
1880 | 1,495 | 8.2% | |
1890 | 1,555 | 4.0% | |
1900 | 1,506 | −3.2% | |
1910 | 1,460 | −3.1% | |
1920 | 1,396 | −4.4% | |
1930 | 1,598 | 14.5% | |
1940 | 1,776 | 11.1% | |
1950 | 1,877 | 5.7% | |
1960 | 2,992 | 59.4% | |
1970 | 3,719 | 24.3% | |
1980 | 4,979 | 33.9% | |
1990 | 4,997 | 0.4% | |
2000 | 5,278 | 5.6% | |
2010 | 7,510 | 42.3% | |
2020 | 8,527 | 13.5% | |
2021 (est.) | 8,614 | [2] | 1.0% |
U.S. Decennial Census[3] |
Close
In the Iroquois language, "Conewago" (or "Conewaugha") means “at the place of the rapids.”