Washington Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

For other Pennsylvania townships of the same name, see Washington Township, Pennsylvania.

Washington Township is a township that is located in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census,^[2] the township population was 2,127, a decline from the figure of 2,268 that was tabulated in 2010.^[3]

Washington Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Township
Henniger Farm Covered Bridge
Location in Dauphin County and state of Pennsylvania.
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Dauphin
Incorporated	1846
Area [1]
• Total	17.71 sq mi (45.88 km2)
• Land	17.71 sq mi (45.88 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	2,127
• Estimate  (2021)[2]	2,123
• Density	127.86/sq mi (49.37/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	717
FIPS code	42-043-81216
Website	wtwp.org

History

Washington Township was named for George Washington, first president of the United States.^[4]

The Henniger Farm Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[5]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 17.7 square miles (45.9 km²), all land.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	2,268		—
2020	2,127		−6.2%
2021 (est.)	2,123	[2]	−0.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

As of the census^[7] of 2000, there were 2,047 people, 756 households, and 597 families residing in the township.

The population density was 110.0 inhabitants per square mile (42.5/km²). There were 787 housing units at an average density of 42.3 per square mile (16.3/km²).

The racial makeup of the township was 98.34% White, 0.68% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.10% from other races, and 0.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.88% of the population.

There were 756 households, out of which 35.6% had children who were under the age of eighteen living with them; 67.5% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% were non-families. Of all of the households that were documented, 17.1% were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.

The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.04.

Within the township, the population was spread out, with 25.9% of residents who were under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years.

For every 100 females, there were 102.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $45,000, and the median income for a family was $49,659. Males had a median income of $32,854 compared with that of $23,750 for females.

The per capita income for the township was $20,046.

Approximately 6.3% of families and 8.2% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 14.5% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 6.6% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.