Editing Pequea Township, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Township in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{For|the unincorporated community named Pequea|Pequea, Pennsylvania}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
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|official_name = Pequea Township, Pennsylvania
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|map_caption = Map of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania highlighting Pequea Township
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|map_caption1 = Map of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
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|subdivision_name1 = [[Pennsylvania]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Pennsylvania|County]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania|Lancaster]]
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|established_title = Settled
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|established_date1 = 1853
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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>
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|area_total_km2 = 35.25
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|area_water_km2 = 0.48
|area_total_sq_mi = 13.61
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|area_water_sq_mi = 0.18
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|population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
|population_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021">{{cite web |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021 |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=July 9, 2022}}</ref>
|population_total = 5493 {{increase}}
|population_density_km2 = 137.88
|population_density_sq_mi = 357.12
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|timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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|area_code = [[Area code 717|717]]
|website = {{URL|www.pequeatwp.org}}
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|pop_est_as_of = 2021
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|population_est = 5619
|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
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'''Pequea Township''' (pronounced peck-way) is a [[Township (Pennsylvania)|township]] that is located in central [[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania|Lancaster County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 5,493 at the time of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>

==History==
This community was named for the [[Pekowi|Piqua]] tribe.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|35.2|sqkm|order=flip}}, all land. [[Pequea Creek]], a southwestward-flowing tributary of the [[Susquehanna River]], forms the southern border of the township.

Unincorporated communities in Pequea Township include [[New Danville, Pennsylvania|New Danville]], [[West Willow, Pennsylvania|West Willow]], Baumgardner, Burnt Mills, Herrville, and part of [[Willow Street, Pennsylvania|Willow Street]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=right
|2000= 4358
|2010= 4605
|2020= 5493
|estyear=2021
|estimate=5619
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
|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 4,358 people, 1,581 households, and 1,263 families living in the township.

The population density was {{convert|320.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,626 housing units at an average density of {{convert|119.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.

The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the township was 97.71% White, 0.48% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.62% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.30% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.03%.<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>

There were 1,581 households, 33.6% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 71.5% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.1% were non-families. 16.2% of households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% were one person aged sixty-five or older.

The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.09.

The age distribution was 26.7% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 6.6% from who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 27.1% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 27.3% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 12.4% who were aged sixty-five or older. The median age was thirty-nine years.

For every one hundred females, there were 100.2 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 100.1 males.

The median household income was $52,969 and the median family income was $59,010. Males had a median income of $39,423 compared with that of $25,579 for females.

The per capita income for the township was $22,323.

Approximately 3.0% of families and 3.7% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including 6.2% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 3.5% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.

==References==
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==External links==
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*{{Official website|www.pequeatwp.org}}

{{Lancaster County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1853]]
[[Category:Townships in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Townships in Pennsylvania]]