Franklin Township, York County, Pennsylvania

For other Pennsylvania townships with similar names, see Franklin Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation).

Franklin Township, York County, Pennsylvania
Township
House on Bypass Road before demolition
Location in York County and the state of Pennsylvania.
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	York
Settled	1740
Incorporated	1809
Government
• Type	Board of Supervisors
Area [1]
• Total	19.24 sq mi (49.82 km^2)
• Land	19.19 sq mi (49.71 km^2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.12 km^2)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	5,029
• Estimate  (2021)[2]	5,028
• Density	262.08/sq mi (101.19/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	717
FIPS code	42-133-27480

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1850	815		—
1860	1,017		24.8%
1870	910		−10.5%
1880	952		4.6%
1890	952		0.0%
1900	895		−6.0%
1910	811		−9.4%
1920	718		−11.5%
1930	739		2.9%
1940	825		11.6%
1950	958		16.1%
1960	1,179		23.1%
1970	1,598		35.5%
1980	2,830		77.1%
1990	3,852		36.1%
2000	4,515		17.2%
2010	4,678		3.6%
2020	5,029		7.5%
2021 (est.)	5,028	[2]	0.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

Franklin Township is a township in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,029 at the 2020 census.[2]

History

Clear Spring Mill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 19.2 square miles (50 km^2), of which 19.1 square miles (49 km^2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km^2), or 0.26%, is water. The township occupies the westernmost corner of York County in south-central Pennsylvania, and it surrounds the borough of Franklintown, located near the eastern corner of the township.

Demographics

As of the census[5] of 2020, there were 5,032 people, 1,920 households, and 1,284 families living in the township. The population density was 262.1 inhabitants per square mile (101.2/km^2). There was an unknown number of housing units. The racial makeup of the township was 93.3% White, 2.1% African American, 0.0% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 1.8% Hispanics or Latino, and 3.7% from two or more races.

There were 1,920 households. The average household size was 2.62.

In the township the population was spread out, with 22.7% under the age of 18, 62.5% between the ages of 18 and 65, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. 48.0% of the population consists of females and 52.0 percent of the population consists of males.

The median income for a household in the township was $70.507. The income per capita was $38,728. 7.5% of the population were in poverty.

From 2015 to 2019, there were 367 veterans.

From 2015 to 2019, 90.9% percent of the households had a computer, while 80.7% of the households had a broadband internet subscription. 97.1% of the population age 25 or higher has a high school graduate degree or higher, while 24.4% of the population age 25 or higher has a bachelor's degree or higher.

Notable person

• Francis Charles Portzline, fraktur artist[6]

References

1. "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
2. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
5. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
6. Gerard C. Wertkin (August 2, 2004). Encyclopedia of American Folk Art. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-95614-1.

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