Editing Spring Garden Township, Pennsylvania

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Spring Garden Township, Pennsylvania
|settlement_type = [[Township (Pennsylvania)|Township]]
|nickname = 
|motto = 
<!-- Images -->
|image_skyline = Nook 1 YorkCo PA.JPG
|imagesize = 250px
|image_caption = [[The Nook (Spring Garden Township, Pennsylvania)|The Nook]], a historic house on Farquhar Drive
|image_flag = 
|image_seal = 
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|image_map = York County Pennsylvania incorporated and unincorporated areas Spring Garden 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]]
<!-- 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 = 1750
|established_title1 = Incorporated
|established_date1 = 1821
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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 = 17.51
|area_land_km2 = 17.46
|area_water_km2 = 0.05
|area_total_sq_mi = 6.76
|area_land_sq_mi = 6.74
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.02
<!-- Population -->
|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 = 13688 {{increase}}
|population_density_km2 = 781.9
|population_density_sq_mi = 2024.1
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|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 = 17403
|area_code = [[Area code 717|717]]
|website = [http://www.springgardentwp.org/ Spring Garden Township official website]
|footnotes = 
|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
|blank_info = 42-133-73168
}}

{{US Census population
| 1850 = 2435
| 1860 = 2932
| 1870 = 3040
| 1880 = 4110
| 1890 = 5209
| 1900 = 879
| 1910 = 2209
| 1920 = 2766
| 1930 = 4675
| 1940 = 5710
| 1950 = 8338
| 1960 = 11387
| 1970 = 12443
| 1980 = 11127
| 1990 = 11207
| 2000 = 11974
| 2010 = 12578
| 2020 = 13688
|estyear=2023
|estimate=13664
|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=May 22, 2022}}</ref>
}}

'''Spring Garden Township''' is a [[Township (Pennsylvania)|township]] in [[York County, Pennsylvania|York County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 13,688 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2023"/> It is adjacent to the City of [[York, Pennsylvania|York]].

==History==
The historic Francis Farquhar house, known as [[The Nook (Spring Garden Township, Pennsylvania)|The Nook]], was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1982.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|6.7|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|0.04|sqmi}}, or 0.30%, is water.

==Economy==
Spring Garden Township is headquarters to [[York International]], a [[Johnson Controls]] Company and one of the largest suppliers of [[HVAC]] systems in the United States. On February 2, 1998, a massive explosion occurred at the York International plant. A spark had set off a leak in the nearby propane storage house. The blast was felt up to 25 miles away, and blew out windows nearby as well as knocking down doors. About 20 people were injured in the blast but only one person was killed, as the explosion occurred during a shift change.<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://epw.senate.gov/105th/tay_10-7.htm
|title = Statement of Andrea Kidd Taylor, Dr.P.H.
|access-date =August 26, 2007
|date = October 7, 1998
|work = Statements from Hearings held in the 105th Congress, Second Session
|publisher = U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
|url = http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb3071/is_199903/ai_n13102685
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071115012026/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb3071/is_199903/ai_n13102685
|url-status=dead
|archive-date = 2007-11-15
|title = OSHA to Reduce York's Citations and Fines
|access-date =August 26, 2007
|date=March 1999
|publisher = [[LookSmart]] Find Articles
}}</ref>

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 22, 2022|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2020, there were 13,683 people residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|2024.1|PD/sqmi}}. The racial makeup of the township was 84.0% white, 6.5% black or African American, 2.7% Asian, 1.2% Native American, and 5.6% from other races. 5.4% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2"/> of 2010, there were 12,578 people, 4,302 households, and 3,062 families residing in the township.  The [[population density]] was {{convert|1,877.3|PD/sqmi}}.  There were 4,529 housing units at an average density of {{convert|676.0|/sqmi}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 91.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.8% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.7% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.0% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.0% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.5% of the population.

There were 4,302 households, out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the township the population was spread out, with 18.9% under the age of 18, 18.3% from 18 to 24, 20.1% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38.8 years. For every 100 females there were 94.1 males.  Among those age 18 and over, for every 100 females there were 91.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $51,914, and the median income for a family was $62,982. Males had a median income of $46,478 versus $36,040 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $27,334.  About 10.1% of families and 13.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 19.2% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.

==York Area United Fire and Rescue==
{{See also|Springettsbury Township, York County, Pennsylvania#York Area United Fire and Rescue}}
In June 2004, the Springettsbury Township supervisors and the Spring Garden Township commissioners formed an ad hoc committee to consider a combined fire service.  A Joint Fire Service (JFS) committee first met in May 2005 to develop a framework. In 2006, a consulting firm was hired to provide a comprehensive plan. The plan, whose development received significant assistance from the [[Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development]], was approved by the JFS committee in 2007. Both townships approved a charter amendment for creation of a fire commission to govern the new department, composed of seven commissioners drawn from the two townships.  The first meeting of the York Area United Fire and Rescue Commission was held in September 2007, and a formal consolidation took place on May 5, 2008, establishing York County Company 89. In 2009, the department began selling and removing from service its excessive apparatus and replacing it with new, such as three pumpers with two 2010 models. In April 2010, the York Area United Fire and Rescue Commission and the [[International Association of Fire Fighters]], Local 2377, signed the first joint contract for the department.<ref name=yaufr>{{cite web |url=http://www.yaufr.com/History/tabid/56/Default.aspx |title=History of York Area United Fire and Rescue  |publisher=York Area United Fire and Rescue |access-date=December 29, 2015 }}</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[Ken Raffensberger]], Major League Baseball pitcher, buried at the township's Mount Rose Cemetery<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/raffeke01.shtml |title=Ken Raffensberger |website=Baseball Reference |access-date=March 24, 2023 }}</ref>
*[[Scott Wagner]], [[Pennsylvania State Senate|Pennsylvania State Senator]]<ref>{{cite web|first=Jan|last=Murphy|url=http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2014/03/york_county_senate_seat_winner.html |title=Scott Wagner makes history with his win in York County Senate race |publisher=PennLive.com |date=March 18, 2014 |access-date=March 19, 2014}}</ref>

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

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1750]]
[[Category:Townships in York County, Pennsylvania]]