Menallen Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania
{{Short description|Township in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Distinguish|Menallen Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Menallen Township,
Adams County,
Pennsylvania
|settlement_type = Township
|nickname =
|motto =
|image_skyline = Clines Church AdamsCo PA 2.JPG
|imagesize = 250px
|image_caption = Cline's Church of the United Brethren in Christ
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|image_map = Adams County Pennsylvania incorporated and unincorporated areas Menallen highlighted.svg
|mapsize = 260px
|map_caption = Location in Adams County and the state of Pennsylvania.
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_name1 = Pennsylvania
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Adams
|government_footnotes =
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|leader_title =
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|established_title = Settled
|established_date = 1749
|established_title1 = Incorporated
|established_date1 = 1749
|unit_pref = Imperial
|area_magnitude =
|area_total_km2 = 110.90
|area_land_km2 = 110.58
|area_water_km2 = 0.33
|area_total_sq_mi = 42.82
|area_land_sq_mi = 42.69
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.13
|population_as_of = 2020
|population_total = 3696
|population_density_km2 = 31.93
|population_density_sq_mi = 82.70
|timezone = Eastern (EST)
|utc_offset = -5
|timezone_DST = EDT
|utc_offset_DST = -4
|postal_code_type =
|postal_code =
|area_code = 717
|website =
|footnotes =
|pop_est_as_of = 2023
|population_est = 3766
|blank_name = FIPS code
|blank_info = 42-001-48608
}}
Menallen Township is a township that is located in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,515 at the time of the 2010 census.{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US4200148608| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212151734/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US4200148608| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Menallen township, Adams County, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=July 19, 2013}}
This American township is named after an older variant spelling of Moyallen, County Down, now in Northern Ireland.{{cite web |url=https://www.academia.edu/1558778 |title=From Rostrevor to Raphoe: An Overview of Ulster Place-Names in Pennsylvania, 1700-1820 | Peter Gilmore - Academia.edu |accessdate=November 1, 2017 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130218021638/http://www.academia.edu/1558778/From_Rostrevor_to_Raphoe_An_Overview_of_Ulster_Place-Names_in_Pennsylvania_1700-1820 |archivedate=February 18, 2013 }}
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of {{convert|110.9|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|110.6|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.3|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 0.29%, is water.
Demographics
{{US Census population
|align=right
|2000= 2974
|2010= 3515
|2020= 3696
|estyear=2023
|estimate=3766
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{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}}
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As of the census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}} of 2000, there were 2,974 people, 1,077 households, and 818 families residing in the township.
The population density was {{convert|69.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,229 housing units at an average density of {{convert|28.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.
The racial makeup of the township was 93.38% White, 0.91% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.03% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 4.10% from other races, and 1.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.18% of the population.
There were 1,077 households, out of which 34.5% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 64.3% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% were non-families. 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.
The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.12.
Within the township, the population was spread out, with 26.2% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 8.1% who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 30.2% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 23.9% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 11.5% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was thirty-seven years.
For every one hundred females there were 104.8 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 103.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $41,404, and the median income for a family was $43,615. Males had a median income of $30,786 compared with that of $23,523 for females.
The per capita income for the township was $17,415.
Approximately 7.3% of families and 8.4% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 8.7% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 15.8% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.
References
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{{Adams County, Pennsylvania}}
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Category:Populated places established in 1749