Highland Township is a township in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States, created in 1863 from parts of Hamiltonban, Cumberland, and Franklin townships. The population was 943 at the 2010 census.[3]

Highland Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania
Township
Lower Marsh Creek Presbyterian Church, a historic site in the township
Location in Adams County and the state of Pennsylvania.
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Adams
Settled	1733
Incorporated	1863
Area [1]
• 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  (2010)
• Total	943
• Estimate  (2016)[2]	953
• Density	78.53/sq mi (30.32/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	717
FIPS code	42-001-34424

Geography

According 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

As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 825 people, 317 households, and 244 families residing in the township. The population density was 68.0 people per square mile (26.2/km²). There were 330 housing units at an average density of 27.2/sq mi (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 18 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 65 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 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 29.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, 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 versus $27,500 for females. The per capita income for the township was $21,834. About 1.7% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.5% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.

References

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