Editing Shippensburg Township, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Township in Pennsylvania, US}}
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 | population_total         = 5429
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 | postal_code              = 17257<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/17257|title=Shippensburg Township PA ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2023|access-date=May 13, 2023}}</ref>
 | area_code                = [[Area code 717|717]]
 | website                  = {{URL|shippensburgtownship.com}}
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 | pop_est_as_of            = 2016
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'''Shippensburg Township''' is a [[township (Pennsylvania)|township]] in [[Cumberland County, Pennsylvania|Cumberland County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States, adjacent to the [[borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] of [[Shippensburg, Pennsylvania|Shippensburg]]. The population of the township was 5,429 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US4204170360| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Shippensburg township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=June 22, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213134245/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US4204170360| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> up from 4,504 at the 2000 census. The township is the location of the majority of the property of [[Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania]].

==Geography==
Shippensburg Township is in western Cumberland County, bordering the borough of Shippensburg on the borough's north and east sides, and partially on the south. The western boundary of the township, following Middle Spring Creek, forms the boundary with [[Franklin County, Pennsylvania|Franklin County]]. Shippensburg University is in the western part of the township; the campus is recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau as the [[Shippensburg University, Pennsylvania|Shippensburg University]] [[census-designated place]]. The township extends east as far as [[Interstate 81 in Pennsylvania|Interstate 81]], Exit 29.

Three small areas of the township, all separate from one another and from the main body of the township, are located south of Shippensburg borough, between the borough limits and the Franklin County line. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|6.55|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|6.52|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.03|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.50%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2010= 5429
|estyear=2016
|estimate=5480
|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>
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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 4,504 people, 860 households, and 388 families residing in the township. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1,786.2|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 938 housing units at an average density of {{convert|372.0|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the township was 93.65% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.73% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.04% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.13% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.38% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.02% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.13% of the population.

There were 860 households, out of which 20.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 54.8% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.79.

In the township the population was spread out, with 7.5% under the age of 18, 68.5% from 18 to 24, 11.0% from 25 to 44, 6.2% from 45 to 64, and 6.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 20 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $27,661, and the median income for a family was $40,521. Males had a median income of $26,141 versus $20,259 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $8,712. About 8.1% of families and 36.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.0% of those under age 18 and 12.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The school district is [[Shippensburg Area School District]]<!--UNI 21570-->.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42041_cumberland/DC20SD_C42041.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Cumberland County, PA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-10-17}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42041_cumberland/DC20SD_C42041_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

The majority of [[Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania]] is in Shippensburg Township,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st42_pa/cousub/cs4204170360_shippensburg/DC20BLK_CS4204170360.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Shippensburg township, PA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-10-17|quote=Shippensburg Univ}}</ref> including the sections of the [[census-designated place]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st42_pa/place/p4270362_shippensburg_university/DC20BLK_P4270362.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Shippensburg University CDP, PA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-10-17|quote=Shippensburg Univ}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://shippensburgtownship.com Shippensburg Township official website]
*[http://ship.edu Shippensburg University]

{{Cumberland County, Pennsylvania}}

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