Editing North Manheim Township, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Township in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{other Pennsylvania townships|Manheim Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation)}}
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|official_name = North Manheim Township, Pennsylvania
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|image_caption = Schuylkill County War Memorial in North Manheim Township
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|subdivision_name2 = [[Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania|Schuylkill]]
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|established_title = Settled
|established_date = 1770
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|population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total = 4069 {{increase}}
|population_density_km2 = 70.26
|population_density_sq_mi = 181.97
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'''North Manheim Township''' is a [[Township (Pennsylvania)|township]] that is located in [[Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania|Schuylkill County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 4,069 at the time of the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2023"/>

==History==
This township was created in 1845 by dividing Manheim Township into [[South Manheim Township, Pennsylvania|South Manheim]] and North Manheim Townships. North Manheim was the location of the first canal tunnel in [[United States|America]]. It was built for the [[Schuylkill Navigation Company]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.philadelphiabuildings.org/pab/app/phmc_display.cfm?KeyNo=117174 |title=  PHMC Cultural Resources Database, Schuylkill Navigation Canal Tunnel |access-date=January 13, 2008}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of 20.6&nbsp;square miles (53.3&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}), of which 20.5&nbsp;square miles (53.0&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}) is land and 0.1&nbsp;square mile (0.2&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}) (0.44%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=right
|2010= 3770
|2020= 4069
|estyear=2023
|estimate=4181
|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>
}}
At the time of the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 3,287 people, 1,255 households, and 901 families living in this township.

The population density was {{convert|160.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,339 housing units at an average density of {{convert|65.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.

The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the township was 98.24% White, 0.55% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.55% Asian, 0.09% from other races, and 0.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.49%.<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 the 1,255 households that were counted during the census, 31.2% had children who were under the age of eighteen living with them; 60.9% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 23.3% of households were one-person households and 10.8% were one-person households with residents who were aged sixty-five or older.

The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.94.

The age distribution was 22.1% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 6.6% who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 27.9% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 25.0% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 18.4% who were aged sixty-five or older. The median age was forty-one years.

For every one hundred females, there were 98.4 males. For every one hundred females were aged eighteen or older, there were 98.1 males.

The median household income was $40,464 and the median family income was $51,250. Males had a median income of $37,827 compared with that of $19,875 for females.

The per capita income for the township was $19,683.

Approximately 3.9% of families and 7.1% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including 4.9% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 6.8% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Crossroad Inn, Adamsdale PA 01.JPG|Crossroad Inn in Adamsdale
File:War Memorial, Adamsdale PA 03.JPG|War Memorial in Adamsdale
File:Classroom Bldg at Penn State Schuylkill 01.JPG|Classroom building, Penn State Schuylkill
File:Penn State Schuylkill 02.JPG|Penn State Schuylkill
</gallery>

== References ==
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[[Category:Townships in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Townships in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania]]