Sadsbury Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Other Pennsylvania townships Template:Infobox settlement Sadsbury Township is a township in east central Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,547 at the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>

History

In 1744, Sadsbury Township was split into two; the western part was organized as Bart Township and the eastern part remained Sadsbury Township.<ref name=hist>Everets & Stewart, Historical Atlas of Lancaster Co. Pennsylvania Illustrated, 1875, p. XVI. Template:Webarchive</ref>

The Mercer's Mill Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.<ref name="nris">Template:NRISref</ref>

Politics

Sadsbury township vote
by party in presidential elections

Year	Democratic	Republican	Third Parties
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|2020<ref name="uselectionatlas1">Template:Cite web</ref>	align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic|24.45% 300	align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|74.25% 911	align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|1.30% 16
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|2016<ref name="uselectionatlas1"/>	align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic|25.58% 253	align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|70.58% 698	align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|3.84% 38
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|2012<ref name="uselectionatlas1"/>	align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic|29.69% 288	align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|68.56% 665	align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|1.75% 17
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|2008<ref name="uselectionatlas1"/>	align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic|36.19% 350	align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|61.74% 597	align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|2.07% 20
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|2004<ref name="uselectionatlas1"/>	align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic|29.39% 293	align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|70.21% 700	align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|0.40% 4
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|2000<ref name="uselectionatlas1"/>	align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic|30.41% 243	align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|64.46% 515	align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|5.13% 41
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|1996<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic|29.97% 211	align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|59.80% 421	align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|10.23% 72
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|1992<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic|30.42% 209	align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|51.82% 356	align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|17.76% 122
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|1988<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic|29.35% 162	align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|70.65% 390	align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|0.00% 0
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|1984<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic|25.04% 144	align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|74.61% 429	align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|0.35% 2
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|1980<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic|27.78% 135	align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|64.81% 315	align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|7.41% 36
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|1976<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic|34.27% 147	align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|64.57% 277	align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|1.17% 5
align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|1972<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic|15.32% 68	align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|28.60% 127	align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|56.08% 249
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|1968<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic|25.43% 89	align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|62.28% 218	align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|12.29% 43
align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic|1964<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic|50.29% 172	align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|49.71% 170	align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|0.00% 0
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|1960<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic|31.10% 107	align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|68.90% 237	align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|0.00% 0
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|1956<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic|32.99% 97	align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|67.01% 197	align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|0.00% 0
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|1952<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic|26.92% 70	align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|73.08% 190	align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|0.00% 0
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|1948<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic|31.58% 60	align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|67.37% 128	align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|1.05% 2
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|1944<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic|32.16% 73	align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|67.84% 154	align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|0.00% 0
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|1940<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic|44.89% 123	align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|55.11% 151	align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|0.00% 0
align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic|1936<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic|52.75% 182	align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|46.96% 162	align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|0.29% 1
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|1932<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic|39.36% 98	align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|60.64% 151	align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|0.00% 0
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|1928<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic|15.35% 35	align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|84.65% 193	align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|0.00% 0
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|1924<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic|19.71% 54	align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|80.29% 220	align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|0.00% 0
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|1920<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic|17.22% 26	align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|75.50% 114	align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|7.28% 11
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|1916<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic|37.10% 46	align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|61.29% 76	align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|1.61% 2
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|1912<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic|28.13% 45	align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|34.38% 55	align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|37.50% 60<ref>The largest third party in 1912 for Sadsbury was the Bull Moose Party with 44 votes.</ref>
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|1908<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic|28.04% 60	align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|69.63% 149	align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|2.34% 5
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|1904<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic|27.41% 54	align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|70.05% 138	align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|0.25% 5

Media

WNUZ-LP 92.9 FM - Community Radio Station, Based in the Gap area of Sadsbury Township, which is located in the northeastern corner of the Township. Station Website

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of Template:Convert, all land. Unincorporated communities in the township include Simmonstown, Smyrna, and Coopersville.

Demographics

Template:US Census population As of the census<ref name="GR2">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2000, there were 3,025 people, 880 households, and 760 families living in the township. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 899 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the township was 99.01% White, 0.26% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.33% Asian, and 0.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.40% of the population.

There were 880 households, out of which 44.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.5% were married couples living together, 4.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.6% were non-families. 11.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.44 and the average family size was 3.75.

In the township the population was spread out, with 35.5% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $53,750, and the median income for a family was $56,034. Males had a median income of $35,779 versus $29,545 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,956. About 8.0% of families and 12.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.0% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.

External links

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