Editing Monaghan Township, Pennsylvania

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Monaghan Township, Pennsylvania
|settlement_type = [[Township (Pennsylvania)|Township]]
|nickname = 
|motto = 
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|image_skyline = Christ Lutheran Church, Fileys, Monaghan TWP, YorkCo PA.JPG 
|imagesize = 
|image_caption = Christ Lutheran Church
|image_flag = 
|image_seal = 
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|image_map = York County Pennsylvania incorporated and unincorporated areas Monaghan township highlighted.svg
|mapsize = 260px
|map_caption = Location in [[York County, Pennsylvania|York County]] and the state of [[Pennsylvania]].
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|subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1 = [[Pennsylvania]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Pennsylvania|County]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[York County, Pennsylvania|York]]
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|government_footnotes = 
|government_type = Board of Supervisors
|leader_title = 
|leader_name = 
|leader_title1 = 
|leader_name1 = 
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|established_title = Settled
|established_date = 1735
|established_title1 = Incorporated
|established_date1 = 1745
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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 14, 2017}}</ref>
|area_magnitude = 
|area_total_km2 = 33.33
|area_land_km2 = 33.32
|area_water_km2 = 0.01
|area_total_sq_mi = 12.87
|area_land_sq_mi = 12.86
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.01
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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=February 15, 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
|population_total = 2676 {{increase}}
|population_density_km2 = 79.81
|population_density_sq_mi = 206.70
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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 = [http://www.monaghantownship.com/ Monaghan Township]
|footnotes = 
|pop_est_as_of = 2023
|pop_est_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2020-2023"/>
|population_est = 2749
|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
|blank_info = 42-133-50328
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{{US Census population
|2000= 2132
|2010= 2630
|2020= 2676
|estyear=2023
|estimate=2749
|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>
}}

'''Monaghan Township''' is a [[Township (Pennsylvania)|township]] in [[York County, Pennsylvania|York County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 2,676 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2023"/>

The township was named after the town and county of [[Monaghan]] in [[Ireland]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Gannett|first=Henry|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ|year=1905|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n210 211]}}</ref>

==History==
The [[Gilbert Bridge]] was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1989.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|12.9|sqmi}}, all  land.

==Demographics==
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 2,132 people, 807 households, and 638 families living in the township.  The population density was {{convert|164.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 881 housing units at an average density of {{convert|68.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 98.59% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.38% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.09% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.33% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.19% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.42% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.08% of the population.

There were 807 households, out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% were non-families. 16.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.6% 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 2.98.

In the township the population was spread out, with 24.5% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 30.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.7 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $57,440, and the median income for a family was $63,098. Males had a median income of $41,574 versus $25,208 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $25,317.  About 0.9% of families and 1.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 0.6% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.

<gallery mode=packed heights=200>
File:Gilbert Bridge.jpg|Gilbert Bridge
Siddonsburg, Monaghan TWP, YorkCo, PA 1.JPG|House in [[Siddonsburg, Pennsylvania]]
</gallery>

==References==
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{{York County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1735]]
[[Category:Townships in York County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Townships in Pennsylvania]]