Franklin Township, York County, Pennsylvania

Franklin Township is a township in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,035 at the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2023"/>

History

Clear Spring Mill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.<ref name="nris">Template:NRISref</ref>

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert, 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<ref name="GR2">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2020, there were 5,032 people, 1,920 households, and 1,284 families living in the township. The population density was Template:Convert. 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<ref name="Wertkin2004">Template:Cite book</ref>