Dover Township, York County, Pennsylvania
| Dover Township, Pennsylvania | |
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| Township | |
Barn southwest of Mount Royal
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 Location in York County and the state of Pennsylvania. |
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| 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) | 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 |
Dover Township is a township in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 21,078 at the 2010 census.
Pettit's Ford was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
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.
As of the census 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.
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