Editing Halifax Township, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Township in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Halifax Township, Pennsylvania
|settlement_type = [[Township (Pennsylvania)|Township]]
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|image_skyline = Legislative Route 1 Sycamore Allee Halifax, Pennsylvania (1 of 8).jpg
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|image_caption = [[Legislative Route 1 Sycamore Allee]]
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|image_map = Dauphin County Pennsylvania incorporated and unincorporated areas Halifax township highlighted.svg
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|map_caption = Location in [[Dauphin County, Pennsylvania|Dauphin County]] and state of [[Pennsylvania]].
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|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1 = [[Pennsylvania]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Pennsylvania|County]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Dauphin County, Pennsylvania|Dauphin]]
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|established_title = Settled
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|established_title1 = Incorporated
|established_date1 = 1804
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|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 = 82.32
|area_land_km2 = 71.62
|area_water_km2 = 10.70
|area_total_sq_mi = 31.78
|area_land_sq_mi = 27.65
|area_water_sq_mi = 4.13
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|population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
|population_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2020-2023">{{cite web |last1=Bureau |first1=US Census |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |website=Census.gov |publisher=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 1, 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
|population_total = 3355 {{decrease}}
|population_density_km2 = 49.33
|population_density_sq_mi = 127.76
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|timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset = -5
|timezone_DST = EDT
|utc_offset_DST = -4
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|postal_code_type = 
|postal_code = 
|area_code = [[Area code 717|717]]
|website = {{URL|www.halifaxtownship.net}}
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|pop_est_as_of = 2023
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|population_est = 3326
|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
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'''Halifax Township''' is a [[township (Pennsylvania)|township]] in [[Dauphin County, Pennsylvania|Dauphin County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 3,355 at the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2023"/>

==History==
Halifax Township takes its name from [[Fort Halifax (Pennsylvania)|Fort Halifax]] on the [[Susquehanna River]].<ref>{{cite book| title=Notes and Queries, Historical, Biographical and Genealogical, Relating Chiefly to Interior Pennsylvania| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wyxBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA20| year=1895| publisher=Harrisburg Publishing Company| page=20}}</ref>

The [[Clemson Island Prehistoric District]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1981. The [[Legislative Route 1 Sycamore Allee]] was listed in 2007.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
Halifax Township is in northwestern Dauphin County and is bordered by the Susquehanna River to the northwest, Berry Mountain to the north, and [[Peters Mountain (Pennsylvania)|Peters Mountain]] to the south. The borough of [[Halifax, Pennsylvania|Halifax]], a separate municipality, is near the center of the township. Unincorporated communities in the township include [[Powells Valley, Pennsylvania|Powells Valley]] and [[Matamoras, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania|Matamoras]] in the south.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|82.3|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|71.6|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|10.7|km2|order=flip}}, or 12.99%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US4204332040| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Halifax township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=December 16, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213123825/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US4204332040| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> Most of the surface water in the township is part of the Susquehanna River, which averages {{convert|1|mi}} wide in this area. [[Powell Creek (Pennsylvania)|Powell Creek]] crosses the southern part of the township, and [[Armstrong Creek (Pennsylvania)|Armstrong Creek]] crosses the center, flowing into the Susquehanna north of Halifax borough.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|2010= 3483
|2020= 3355
|estyear=2023
|estimate=3326
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2023"/>
|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 3,329 people, 1,261 households, and 978 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|119.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,327 housing units at an average density of {{convert|47.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 98.35% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.33% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.54% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.27% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.51% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.51% of the population.

There were 1,261 households, out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.4% were non-families. 18.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $45,913, and the median income for a family was $50,568. Males had a median income of $35,594 versus $28,716 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $19,749.  About 6.8% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.3% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://halifaxtownship.net Halifax Township official website]

{{Dauphin County, Pennsylvania}}
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[[Category:Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area]]
[[Category:Townships in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Townships in Pennsylvania]]