Editing Lower Frankford Township, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Township in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Distinguish|Upper Frankford Township, Pennsylvania}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
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 | official_name            = Lower Frankford Township, Pennsylvania
 | settlement_type          = [[Township (Pennsylvania)|Township]]
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 | map_caption              = Map of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania highlighting Lower Frankford Township
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 | subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Pennsylvania|County]]
 | subdivision_name2        = [[Cumberland County, Pennsylvania|Cumberland]]
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 | area_total_km2           = 38.84
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 | population_as_of         = [[2010 United States Census|2010]]
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 | population_total         = 1732
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 | timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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 | area_code                = [[Area code 717|717]]
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 | pop_est_as_of            = 2016
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 | population_est           = 1795
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 | blank_info               = 42-041-44904
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{{US Census population
|2000= 1823
|2010= 1732
|estyear=2016
|estimate=1795
|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>
}}

'''Lower Frankford Township''' is a [[township (Pennsylvania)|township]] in [[Cumberland County, Pennsylvania|Cumberland County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 1,732 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US4204144904| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Lower Frankford township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=June 22, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213151527/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US4204144904| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Geography==
The township is in north-central Cumberland County, bordered to the north by [[Perry County, Pennsylvania|Perry County]] along the crest of [[Blue Mountain (Pennsylvania)|Blue Mountain]], the northern edge of the [[Cumberland Valley]].

The western border is [[Upper Frankford Township, Pennsylvania|Upper Frankford Township]], a sister township caused by the 1921 split of old Frankford Township.<ref>[http://gardnerlibrary.org/encylopedia/frankford-township Gardner Digital Library: Frankford Township.] Accessed September 23, 2022.</ref> The twin townships' southern border with [[West Pennsboro Township, Pennsylvania|West Pennsboro Township]] was created in April 1795 by the County Court and follows [[Conodoguinet Creek]], a tributary of the [[Susquehanna River]].

[[North Middleton Township, Pennsylvania|North Middleton Township]] is the eastern border of the township.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|38.8|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|38.0|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.8|sqkm|order=flip|1}}, or 2.12%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
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 1,823 people, 683 households, and 549 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|121.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 707 housing units at an average density of {{convert|47.3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the township was 98.57% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.66% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.11% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.22% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.44% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.93% of the population.

There were 683 households, out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.6% were non-families. 14.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.5% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $42,400, and the median income for a family was $46,394. Males had a median income of $35,278 versus $24,856 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $18,891. About 6.2% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.8% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Cumberland County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area]]
[[Category:Townships in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Townships in Pennsylvania]]