Editing Antrim Township, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Township in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Antrim Township, Franklin County,<br>Pennsylvania
| settlement_type    = [[Township (Pennsylvania)|Township]]
| nickname           = Greencastle-Antrim
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = MartinsMillBridge1.JPG
| imagesize          = 250px
| image_caption      = [[Martin's Mill Covered Bridge (Antrim Township, Pennsylvania)|Martin's Mill Covered Bridge]] over [[Conococheague Creek]]
| image_flag         = 
| image_seal         = <!-- Maps -->
| image_map          = Map of Franklin County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Antrim Township.PNG
| mapsize            = 250px
| map_caption        = Map of Franklin County, Pennsylvania highlighting Antrim Township
| image_map1         = Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Franklin County.svg
| mapsize1           = 250px
| map_caption1       = Map of Franklin County, Pennsylvania
<!-- Location -->| coordinates        = 
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = State
| subdivision_name1  = [[Pennsylvania]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Pennsylvania|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Franklin County, Pennsylvania|Franklin]]
<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = [[Board of Supervisors]]
| leader_title       = Administrator
| leader_name        = [[Chris Ardinger]]
| leader_title1      = Supervisors
| leader_name1       = M Chad Murray, Fred Young III, M Patrick Heraty, Rick Baer, John Alleman
| leader_title2      = 
| leader_name2       = 
| established_title  = Settled
| established_date   = 1735
| established_title1 = Incorporated
| established_date1  = 1741
<!-- Area -->| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2016">{{cite web |title=2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2016_Gazetteer/2016_gaz_place_42.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=August 13, 2017}}</ref>
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 182.11
| area_land_km2      = 181.93
| area_water_km2     = 0.18
| area_total_sq_mi   = 70.31
| area_land_sq_mi    = 70.24
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.07
<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 15778
| population_density_km2 = 85.46
| population_density_sq_mi = 221.33
<!-- General information -->| timezone           = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = −5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = −4
<!-- Area/postal codes & others -->| postal_code_type   = 
| postal_code        = 
| area_code          = [[Area code 717|717]]
| website            = {{URL|www.twp.antrim.pa.us}}
| footnotes          = 
| pop_est_as_of      = 2016
| pop_est_footnotes  = <ref name="USCensusEst2016">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html |title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates |access-date=June 9, 2017}}</ref>
| population_est     = 15547
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 42-055-02696
}}
'''Antrim Township''' is a [[township (Pennsylvania)|township]] in [[Franklin County, Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 15,778 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Antrim+township,+Franklin+County,+Pennsylvania |title=Explore Census Data |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> an increase over the figure of 12,504 tabulated in 2000. It was named after [[County Antrim]] in [[Northern Ireland]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.twp.antrim.pa.us/?show=article&id=8 |title=Antrim PA &#124; |website=www.twp.antrim.pa.us}}</ref>

==History==
The [[Martin's Mill Covered Bridge (Antrim Township, Pennsylvania)|Martin's Mill Covered Bridge]], [[Old Brown's Mill School]], [[Spring Grove Farm and Distillery]], and [[Stover–Winger Farm]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
Antrim Township lies along the southern edge of Franklin County, bordered to the south by [[Washington County, Maryland|Washington County]] in [[Maryland]]. The township entirely surrounds the borough of [[Greencastle, Pennsylvania|Greencastle]], a separate municipality. The unincorporated community of [[State Line, Franklin County, Pennsylvania|State Line]] sits along the southern edge of the township. Other unincorporated communities in the township include Bushtown, Coseytown, Worleytown, Milnor, [[Johnston, Pennsylvania|Johnston]], Kauffman, Browns Mills, Clay Hill, Shady Grove, Waynecastle, and Wingerton.

[[U.S. Route 11 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 11]] and [[Interstate 81 in Pennsylvania|Interstate 81]] cross the township, leading north to [[Chambersburg, Pennsylvania|Chambersburg]], the [[county seat]], and south to [[Hagerstown, Maryland]]. I-81 has three exits (numbers 1, 3, and 5) in the township. [[Pennsylvania Route 16]] runs at right angles to the other two highways, leading east to [[Waynesboro, Pennsylvania|Waynesboro]] and west to [[Mercersburg, Pennsylvania|Mercersburg]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|182.1|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|181.9|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.2|km2|order=flip|1}}, or 0.10%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US4205502696 |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Antrim township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |work=American FactFinder |access-date=July 29, 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213135055/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US4205502696 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Conococheague Creek]], a south-flowing tributary of the [[Potomac River]], forms the western boundary of the township in two places.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=right
|2000= 12504
|2010= 14893
|2020= 15778
|estyear=2021
|estimate= 15723
|estref=<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/antrimtownshipfranklincountypennsylvania,US/PST045221 |title=Antrim Township, Pennsylvania |website=census.gov |accessdate=July 7, 2022}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=Census of Population and Housing |publisher=Census.gov |access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}
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, there were 12,504 people, 4,472 households, and 3,640 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|178.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 4,598 housing units at an average density of {{convert|65.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 97.91% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.78% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.25% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.29% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.24% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.54% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.78% of the population.

There were 4,472 households, out of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.9% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.6% were non-families. 15.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the township the population was spread out, with 27.6% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $46,050, and the median income for a family was $49,632. Males had a median income of $34,884 versus $22,035 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $18,590. About 4.1% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.7% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.

===Neighboring Townships===

* [[Guilford Township, Pennsylvania|Guilford Township]] (north)
* [[Hamilton Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania|Hamilton Township]] (north)
* [[Montgomery Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery Township]] (west)
* [[Peters Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania|Peters Township]] (northwest)
* [[Quincy Township, Pennsylvania|Quincy Township]] (east)
* [[St. Thomas Township, Pennsylvania|St. Thomas Township]] (north)
* [[Washington Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania|Washington Township]] (east)

==Communities==
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* Big Spring
* Brown Mills
* Bushtown
* Clay Hill
* Coseytown
* [[Johnston, Pennsylvania|Johnston]]
* Kauffman
* [[Mason and Dixon, Pennsylvania|Mason and Dixon]]
* Milnor
* [[Shady Grove, Pennsylvania|Shady Grove]]
* [[State Line, Franklin County, Pennsylvania|State Line]]
* [[Waynecastle, Pennsylvania|Waynecastle]]
* Wingerton
* Worleytown
* Zentmeyer
{{div col end}}

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.twp.antrim.pa.us/ Antrim Township official website]
*[http://www.greencastlemuseum.org/ Allison-Antrim Museum]

{{Franklin County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1741]]
[[Category:Townships in Franklin County, Pennsylvania]]