Highland Township is a township in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States, which was created in 1863 from parts of Hamiltonban, Cumberland, and Franklin townships.
Highland Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania | |
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 Lower Marsh Creek Presbyterian Church, a historic site in the township | |
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 Location in Adams County and the state of Pennsylvania. | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Adams |
| Settled | 1733 |
| Incorporated | 1863 |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.17 sq mi (31.52 km2) |
| • Land | 12.14 sq mi (31.43 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.09 km2) |
| Population | |
• Total | 997 |
• Estimate (2023)[2] | 1,013 |
| • Density | 82.1/sq mi (31.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 717 |
| FIPS code | 42-001-34424 |
| Website | https://highland.adamscountypa.gov/ |
The population was 997 at the time of the 2020 census.
Geography
editAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 12.2 square miles (31.5 km2), of which 12.1 square miles (31.4 km2) is land and 0.039 square miles (0.1 km2), or 0.29%, is water.[3]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 825 | — | |
| 2010 | 943 | 14.3% | |
| 2020 | 997 | 5.7% | |
| 2023 (est.) | 1,013 | [2] | 1.6% |
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 825 people, 317 households, and 244 families residing in the township.
The population density was 68.0 inhabitants per square mile (26.3/km2). There were 330 housing units at an average density of 27.2 per square mile (10.5/km2).
The racial makeup of the township was 97.33% White, 0.12% African American, 0.61% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 0.61% from other races, and 1.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.45% of the population.
There were 317 households, out of which 30.9% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 66.2% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.0% were non-families. 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.
The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the township the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of eighteen, 6.3% from eighteen to twenty-four, 27.6% from twenty-five to forty-four, 29.3% from forty-five to sixty-four, and 13.6% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was forty-one years.
For every one hundred females, there were 98.3 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 96.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $50,066, and the median income for a family was $55,694. Males had a median income of $35,188 compared with that of $27,500 for females.
The per capita income for the township was $21,834.
Roughly 1.7% of families and 4.1% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 5.5% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 3.6% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.
References
edit- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ^ a b c Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
{{cite web}}:|last1=has generic name (help) - ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Highland township, Adams County, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
