Lancaster Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Lancaster Township,
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Wheatland (1828) James Buchanan House National Register of Historic Places
Wheatland (1828)
James Buchanan House
National Register of Historic Places
Map of Lancaster County highlighting Lancaster Township
Map of Lancaster County highlighting Lancaster Township
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyLancaster
Settled1717
Incorporated1729
Government
 • TypeBoard of Supervisors
Area
 • Total6.06 sq mi (15.69 km2)
 • Land5.86 sq mi (15.17 km2)
 • Water0.20 sq mi (0.52 km2)
Population
 • Total18,591 Increase
 • Estimate 
(2021)[2]
18,496
 • Density2,915.66/sq mi (1,125.65/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code717
FIPS code42-071-41224
Websitewww.twp.lancaster.pa.us

Lancaster Township is a civil township of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is in the central area of the county, and it immediately surrounds Lancaster City. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 18,591.[2]

Lancaster Township is one of the six immediate suburbs of the city of Lancaster, all sharing the same official designation as Lancaster, Pennsylvania, by the United States Postal Service.[3]

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Aug 14, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  3. ^ Lancaster's suburbs. Penn State Press. ISBN 9780271045238. Retrieved March 18, 2008. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

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