Editing Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1790= 18155
|1800= 22270
|1810= 31883
|1820= 21653
|1830= 25243
|1840= 30118
|1850= 35754
|1860= 46756
|1870= 60740
|1880= 76148
|1890= 96977
|1900= 114443
|1910= 136152
|1920= 153116
|1930= 165231
|1940= 177410
|1950= 197784
|1960= 220255
|1970= 223834
|1980= 232317
|1990= 237813
|2000= 251805
|2010= 268100
|2020= 286401
|estimate=289234
|estyear=2023
|
|estref=
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 6, 2015}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=March 6, 2015|archive-date=August 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811110448/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|url-status=dead}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/pa190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 24, 1995|access-date=March 6, 2015}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=March 6, 2015}}</ref> 2010,<<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/42/42043.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 16, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606191602/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/42/42043.html|archive-date=June 6, 2011}}</ref> 2020<ref name="Census2020"/>
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{{update|section|date=September 2021|reason=Newer information is available from the 2020 Census report}}
As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], the county was 72.7% White, 18.0% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 3.2% Asian, and 3.1% were two or more races. 7.0% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of [[2000 United States Census|2000]], there were 251,798 people, 102,670 households, and 66,119 families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|479|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 111,133 housing units at an average density of {{convert|212|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units&nbsp;}}. The racial makeup of the county was 77.11% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 16.91% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.16% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 1.96% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.97% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.85% from two or more races. 4.13% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 29.2% were of [[German Americans|German]], 7.5% [[Irish Americans|Irish]], 7.3% [[American ancestry|American]] and 7.2% [[Italian Americans|Italian]] ancestry. 91.8% spoke [[english language|English]] and 3.9% [[spanish language|Spanish]] as their first language.

According to 2005 estimates, 73.9% of the county's population was non-Hispanic whites. 17.8% of the population was African-Americans. 2.5% were Asians. Latinos now were 5.0% of the population.<ref>[http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/42/42043.html Dauphin County QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606191602/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/42/42043.html|date=June 6, 2011}}</ref>

In 2000 there were 102,670 households, out of which 29.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.60% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.60% were non-families. 30.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.30% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 30.10% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 14.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.80 males.

A study by Echelon Insights found Dauphin County to be the most typical county in America, with its 2016 presidential vote, median income, higher education rate, and religiosity all very close to the national averages.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://echeloninsights.com/map/|title=Middle America Project|website=Echelon Insights|language=en-US|access-date=December 17, 2018}}</ref>

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Dauphin County Racial Composition<ref>{{Cite web|title =P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Dauphin County, Pennsylvania|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Dauphin%20County,%20Pennsylvania&t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (NH)
|175,175
|61.16%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (NH)
|48,404
|17%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] (NH)
|396
|0.14%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] (NH)
|17,183
|6%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|88
|0.03%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]] (NH)
|13,904
|4.85%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|31,251
|11%
|}

===Amish community===
Dauphin County is home to an [[Amish]] community that resides in the Lykens Valley in the northern part of the county, consisting of eight church districts. The community was settled by Amish from [[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania|Lancaster County]] seeking cheaper land.<ref>{{cite news|last=Warner|first=David|title=Amish community in Lykens Valley is a microcosm of national population boom|publisher=PennLive|date=August 8, 2010|url=https://www.pennlive.com/midstate/2010/08/amish_population_in_lykens_val.html|access-date=March 24, 2020}}</ref>