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Hellam Township, Pennsylvania
Township in Pennsylvania, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hellam Township is a township in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,921 at the 2020 census.[2] Founded in 1739, it was the first township in the area, and it originally included the entirety of modern York and Adams counties. Fire department services are provided jointly by the Hallam and Wrightsville fire departments, located in the boroughs of Hallam and Wrightsville.
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Hellam Township, Pennsylvania | |
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![]() Wildcat Falls near the Susquehanna River in Hellam Township | |
![]() Location in York County and the state of Pennsylvania. | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | York |
Settled | 1721 |
Incorporated | 1739 |
Government | |
• Type | Board of Supervisors |
Area | |
• Total | 28.23 sq mi (73.11 km2) |
• Land | 28.20 sq mi (73.05 km2) |
• Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2) |
Population | |
• Total | 5,921 ![]() |
• Estimate (2021)[2] | 5,905 |
• Density | 212.64/sq mi (82.10/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code | 717 |
State government | |
• Senator (Dist 28) | Kristin Phillips-Hill, since 2019 |
• House Rep (47) | Keith J. Gillespie, since 2003 |
U.S. government | |
• House Rep (11) | Lloyd Smucker, since 2019 |
Website | www |
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More information Census, Pop. ...
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1850 | 1,528 | — | |
1860 | 1,642 | 7.5% | |
1870 | 1,639 | −0.2% | |
1880 | 1,963 | 19.8% | |
1890 | 2,164 | 10.2% | |
1900 | 2,057 | −4.9% | |
1910 | 1,687 | −18.0% | |
1920 | 1,520 | −9.9% | |
1930 | 1,600 | 5.3% | |
1940 | 1,765 | 10.3% | |
1950 | 2,081 | 17.9% | |
1960 | 2,550 | 22.5% | |
1970 | 3,147 | 23.4% | |
1980 | 4,507 | 43.2% | |
1990 | 5,128 | 13.8% | |
2000 | 5,930 | 15.6% | |
2010 | 6,043 | 1.9% | |
2020 | 5,921 | −2.0% | |
2021 (est.) | 5,905 | [2] | −0.3% |
U.S. Decennial Census[3] |
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