Menallen Township is a township that is located in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,515 at the time of the 2010 census.[3]
Menallen Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania | |
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 Location in Adams County and the state of Pennsylvania. | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Adams |
| Settled | 1749 |
| Incorporated | 1749 |
| Area | |
• Total | 42.82 sq mi (110.90 km2) |
| • Land | 42.69 sq mi (110.58 km2) |
| • Water | 0.13 sq mi (0.33 km2) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,696 |
• Estimate (2023)[2] | 3,766 |
| • Density | 82.70/sq mi (31.93/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 717 |
| FIPS code | 42-001-48608 |
This American township is named after an older variant spelling of Moyallen, County Down, now in Northern Ireland.[4]
Geography
editAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 42.8 square miles (110.9 km2), of which 42.7 square miles (110.6 km2) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.3 km2), or 0.29%, is water.[3]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,974 | — | |
| 2010 | 3,515 | 18.2% | |
| 2020 | 3,696 | 5.1% | |
| 2023 (est.) | 3,766 | [2] | 1.9% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] | |||
As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 2,974 people, 1,077 households, and 818 families residing in the township.
The population density was 69.5 inhabitants per square mile (26.8/km2). There were 1,229 housing units at an average density of 28.7 per square mile (11.1/km2).
The racial makeup of the township was 93.38% White, 0.91% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.03% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 4.10% from other races, and 1.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.18% of the population.
There were 1,077 households, out of which 34.5% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 64.3% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% were non-families. 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.
The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.12.
Within the township, the population was spread out, with 26.2% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 8.1% who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 30.2% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 23.9% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 11.5% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was thirty-seven years.
For every one hundred females there were 104.8 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 103.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $41,404, and the median income for a family was $43,615. Males had a median income of $30,786 compared with that of $23,523 for females.
The per capita income for the township was $17,415.
Approximately 7.3% of families and 8.4% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 8.7% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 15.8% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.
References
edit- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ^ a b c Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
{{cite web}}:|last1=has generic name (help) - ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Menallen township, Adams County, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
- ^ "From Rostrevor to Raphoe: An Overview of Ulster Place-Names in Pennsylvania, 1700-1820 | Peter Gilmore - Academia.edu". Archived from the original on February 18, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.