Editing Rapho Township, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Township in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
 | official_name            = Rapho Township, Pennsylvania
 | settlement_type          = [[Township (Pennsylvania)|Township]]
 | nickname                 = 
 | motto                    = 
<!-- Images -->
 | image_skyline            = Schenck's Mill Covered Bridge Side View 3000px.jpg
 | imagesize                = 
 | image_caption            = [[Schenck's Mill Covered Bridge]] in Rapho Township
 | image_flag               = 
 | image_seal               = Rapho-logo.jpg
<!-- Maps -->
 | image_map                = Rapho Township, Lancaster County Highlighted.png
 | mapsize                  = 250x200px
 | map_caption              = Map of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania highlighting Rapho Township
 | image_map1               = Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Lancaster County.svg
 | mapsize1                 = 250x200px
 | map_caption1             = Map of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
<!-- Location -->
 | 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        = [[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania|Lancaster]]
<!-- Government -->
 | government_footnotes     = 
 | government_type          = Board of Supervisors
 | leader_title             = 
 | leader_name              = 
 | leader_title1            = 
 | leader_name1             = 
 | leader_title2            = 
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 | established_title        = Settled
 | established_date         = 1721
 | established_title1       = Incorporated
 | established_date1        = 1741
<!-- Area -->
 | 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           = 123.74
 | area_land_km2            = 122.83
 | area_water_km2           = 0.91
 | area_total_sq_mi         = 47.78
 | area_land_sq_mi          = 47.42
 | area_water_sq_mi         = 0.35
<!-- Population -->
 | 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         = 12058 {{increase}}
 | population_density_km2   = 96.23
 | population_density_sq_mi = 249.24
<!-- General information -->
 | timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
 | utc_offset               = -5
 | timezone_DST             = EDT
 | utc_offset_DST           = -4
<!-- Area/postal codes & others -->
 | postal_code_type         = 
 | postal_code              = 
 | area_code                = [[Area code 717|717]]
 | website                  = {{URL|raphotownship.com}}
 | footnotes                = 
 | pop_est_as_of            = 2021
 | pop_est_footnotes        = <ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
 | population_est           = 12065
 | blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
 | blank_info               = 42-071-63440
}}

'''Rapho Township''' is a [[Township (Pennsylvania)|township]] that is located in northwestern [[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania|Lancaster County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 12,058 at the time of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>

==History==
This township was named after [[Raphoe]], [[County Donegal]], [[Ireland]].

The [[Kauffman's Distillery Covered Bridge]], [[Mount Hope Estate]], [[Forry's Mill Covered Bridge]], and [[Siegrist's Mill Covered Bridge]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|123.1|sqkm|order=flip}}, all land.

Unincorporated communities in the township include [[Mastersonville, Pennsylvania|Mastersonville]], Union Square, Old Line, Naumanstown, Sporting Hill, and Newtown.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=right
|2000= 8578
|2010= 10442
|2020= 12058
|estyear=2021
|estimate=12065
|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>
}}
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 8,578 people, 3,075 households, and 2,398 families living in the township.

The population density was {{convert|180.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 3,185 housing units at an average density of {{convert|67.0|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}.

The racial makeup of the township was 97.72% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.29% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.08% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.80% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.51% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.59% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.80% of the population.

There were 3,075 households, out of which 35.0% had children who under the age of eighteen living with them; 70.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.0% were non-families. 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.0% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.

The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.17.

Within the township, the population was spread out, with 27.1% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 28.1% who were aged twenty-five to sixty-four, 25.6% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 11.7% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was thirty-eight years.

For every one hundred females, there were 103.0 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 98.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $50,063, and the median income for a family was $55,625. Males had a median income of $36,935 compared with that $25,402 for females.

The [[per capita income]] for the township was $20,412.

Approximately 3.0% of families and 4.1% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including 2.9% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 6.4% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.

==References==
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==External links==
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*{{Official website|raphotownship.com}}
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[[Category:Populated places established in 1721]]
[[Category:Townships in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Townships in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1721 establishments in Pennsylvania]]