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Mount Pleasant Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 39°53′00″N 77°06′59″W / 39.88333°N 77.11639°W / 39.88333; -77.11639
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Mount Pleasant Township,
Adams County,
Pennsylvania
Township
John's Burnt Mill Bridge, a historic site in the township
John's Burnt Mill Bridge, a historic site in the township
Official seal of Mount Pleasant Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania
Seal
Location in Adams County and the state of Pennsylvania.
Location in Adams County and the state of Pennsylvania.
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyAdams
Settled1730
IncorporatedBefore 1800
Area
[1]
 • Total30.58 sq mi (79.20 km2)
 • Land30.41 sq mi (78.77 km2)
 • Water0.17 sq mi (0.44 km2)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total4,693
 • Estimate 
(2016)[2]
4,705
 • Density154.71/sq mi (59.73/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code717
FIPS code42-001-51776

Mount Pleasant Township is a township that is located in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 4,693.[3]

It includes an exclave of the Gettysburg National Military Park.[4]

Geography

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According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 30.6 square miles (79.2 km2), of which 30.4 square miles (78.8 km2) is land and 0.15 square miles (0.4 km2), or 0.56%, is water.[3]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20004,420—
20104,6936.2%
2016 (est.)4,705[2]0.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 4,420 people, 1,616 households, and 1,258 families residing in the township.

The population density was 144.3 inhabitants per square mile (55.7/km2). There were 1,681 housing units at an average density of 54.9 per square mile (21.2/km2).

The racial makeup of the township was 98.44% White, 0.43% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.34% from other races, and 0.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.70% of the population.

There were 1,616 households, out of which 36.6% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 65.6% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.1% were non-families. 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.

The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.08.

Within the township, the population was spread out, with 26.8% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 7.6% who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 29.9% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 23.9% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 11.8% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was thirty-seven years.

For every one hundred females there were 100.6 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 98.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $41,132, and the median income for a family was $44,619. Males had a median income of $30,313 compared with that of $21,806 for females.

The per capita income for the township was $16,913.

Approximately 7.2% of families and 9.9% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 17.2% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 5.5% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.

Education

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Most of the township is in the Conewago Valley School District, while a piece is in the Littlestown Area School District.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Mount Pleasant township, Adams County, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  4. ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Mount Pleasant township, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 19, 2024. Gettysburg Natl Mil Pk
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  7. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Adams County, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 19, 2024. - Text list

39°53′00″N 77°06′59″W / 39.88333°N 77.11639°W / 39.88333; -77.11639

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