Editing Letterkenny Township, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Township in Pennsylvania, US}}
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|official_name = Letterkenny Township,<br>Franklin County, Pennsylvania
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|pop_est_as_of = 2016
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'''Letterkenny Township''' is a [[township (Pennsylvania)|township]] that is located in [[Franklin County, Pennsylvania|Franklin County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 2,462 at the time of the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Letterkenny+township,+Franklin+County,+Pennsylvania |title=Explore Census Data}}</ref> up from 2,074 at the 2000 census.

==History==
The township is named after [[Letterkenny]] in [[County Donegal]], [[Ireland]]. The [[Horse Valley Bridge]], [[Rocky Spring Presbyterian Church]], and [[Skinner Tavern]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
The township is located in north-central Franklin County. The eastern half of the township is situated in the [[Great Appalachian Valley]], while the western half is occupied by the eastern two ridges of the [[Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians]]. Broad Mountain and [[Blue Mountain (Pennsylvania)|Blue Mountain]] form the easternmost ridge, while [[Blue Mountain (Pennsylvania)|Blue Mountain]] forms the western town border. Horse Valley is located between the two ridges, drained northeastward by [[Conodoguinet Creek]], which turns and forms the northern boundary of the township as the creek leaves the mountains and enters the Great Appalachian Valley.

The southeastern part of the township falls within the [[Letterkenny Army Depot]]. The unincorporated communities of [[Upper Strasburg, Pennsylvania|Upper Strasburg]] and [[Pleasant Hall, Pennsylvania|Pleasant Hall]] are north of the depot.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|182.6|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|182.3|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.3|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 0.19%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US4205542888 |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Letterkenny township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |work=American FactFinder |accessdate=August 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213131945/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US4205542888 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Neighboring Townships===
* [[Fannett Township, Pennsylvania|Fannett Township]] (north)
* [[Greene Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania|Greene Township]] (southeast)
* [[Hamilton Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania|Hamilton Township]] (south)
* [[Lurgan Township, Pennsylvania|Lurgan Township]] (northeast)
* [[Metal Township, Pennsylvania|Metal Township]] (west)
* [[Southampton Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania|Southampton Township]] (east)
* [[St. Thomas Township, Pennsylvania|St. Thomas Township]] (southwest)

==Communities==
* [[Pleasant Hall, Pennsylvania|Pleasant Hall]]
* [[Upper Strasburg, Pennsylvania|Upper Strasburg]]

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|2000= 2074
|2010= 2318
|2020= 2462
|estyear=2016
|estimate=2353
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2016">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html |title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates |accessdate=June 9, 2017}}</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 |accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 2,074 people, 783 households, and 617 families residing in the township.

The population density was {{convert|29.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 829 housing units at an average density of 11.8/sq&nbsp;mi (4.6/km<sup>2</sup>).

The racial makeup of the township was 98.07% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.35% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.10% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.10% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.29% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.10% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.58% of the population.

There were 783 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 67.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.1% were non-families. 16.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was ixty-five years of age or older.

The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 2.96.

Within the township, the population was spread out, with 24.5% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 8.9% who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 30.8% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 24.0% wo were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 11.9% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was thirty-seven years.

For every one hundred females, there were 105.6 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 106.1 males.

[[File:Pleasant Hall PA Post Office and Tatoos 17246.JPG|thumb|right|Pleasant Hall post office]] The median income for a household in the township was $40,897, and the median income for a family was $44,545. Males had a median income of $30,431 compared with that of $21,875 for females.

The [[per capita income]] for the township was $18,315.

Approximately 1.8% of families and 4.7% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including 7.3% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 5.3% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.

==In popular culture==
Letterkenny Township is referenced in Season 9 Episode 7 of the Canadian TV Series [[Letterkenny_(TV_series)|''Letterkenny'']], as the township shares its name with the show's titular town.

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://letterkennytownship.org/ Letterkenny Township official website]

{{Franklin County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1736]]
[[Category:Townships in Franklin County, Pennsylvania]]