Editing Guilford Township, Pennsylvania (section)

==Geography==
Guilford Township is in eastern Franklin County, bordered to the east by [[Adams County, Pennsylvania|Adams County]] and to the northwest by the borough of [[Chambersburg, Pennsylvania|Chambersburg]], the Franklin County seat. Most of the township is in the [[Great Appalachian Valley]], with the eastern portion occupied by several ridges that are part of [[South Mountain (Maryland and Pennsylvania)|South Mountain]]. The unincorporated community of [[Guilford, Pennsylvania|Guilford]] is in the north, and [[Fayetteville, Pennsylvania|Fayetteville]] is to its east, along the border with [[Greene Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania|Greene Township]]. [[Marion, Pennsylvania|Marion]] is in the southwest corner of the township. Other unincorporated communities include Pond Bank in the east at the foot of South Mountain, Falling Spring in the north next to Guilford, Stoufferstown in the northwest between Guilford and Chambersburg, Guilford Springs in the west, and New Franklin west of the center of the township.

[[Interstate 81 in Pennsylvania|Interstate 81]] crosses the western part of the township from north to south, with access from Exit 10 (Marion) and Exits 14, 16, and 17 (Chambersburg). [[U.S. Route 11 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 11]] runs parallel to the west of I-81, connecting Chambersburg, Guilford Springs, and Marion. [[U.S. Route 30]] crosses the northern part of the township through Fayetteville, Guilford, and Stoufferstown.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|132.2|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.05|km2|order=flip|2}}, or 0.03%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US4205531720 |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Guilford township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |work=American FactFinder |access-date=August 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213120652/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US4205531720 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The western border of the township is formed by [[Conococheague Creek]], a southward-flowing tributary of the [[Potomac River]]. A small area in the eastern part of the township is part of the [[Antietam Creek]] watershed, another tributary of the Potomac.

===Neighboring Townships===

* [[Antrim Township, Pennsylvania|Antrim Township]] (southwest)
* [[Greene Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania|Greene Township]] (north)
* [[Hamilton Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania|Hamilton Township]] (west)
* [[Hamiltonban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania|Hamiltonban Township]] ([[Adams County, Pennsylvania|Adams County]]), (east)
* [[Quincy Township, Pennsylvania|Quincy Township]] (south)