Leacock Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Not to be confused with Upper Leacock Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Leacock Township, Pennsylvania
Township
Tourist information center in Intercourse
Map of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania highlighting Leacock Township
Map of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Lancaster
Settled	1728
Incorporated	1729
Government
• Type	Board of Supervisors
Area [1]
• Total	20.63 sq mi (53.43 km2)
• Land	20.55 sq mi (53.23 km2)
• Water	0.08 sq mi (0.20 km2)
Population  (2020)
• Total	5,652
• Estimate  (2021) [2]	5,671
• Density	270/sq mi (110/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	717
FIPS code	42-071-42080
Website	www.leacocktwp.com

Leacock Township is an American township that is located in east central Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population of the township was 5,652, ^[3] an increase over the figure of 5,220 tabulated in 2010. ^[4]

History and notable features

This township has a large Amish and Mennonite population.

According to the 2020 "ACS 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles", 40.9% of the township's population spoke only English, while 55.7 spoke an "other [than Spanish] Indo-European language." ^[3]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 20.7 square miles (54 km²), of which 20.7 square miles (54 km²) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) (0.10%) is water.

It encompasses the unincorporated communities of Intercourse, Gordonville, Weavertown, Irishtown, Mascot, and parts of Soudersburg and New Milltown.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2000	4,878		—
2010	5,220		7.0%
2020	5,652		8.3%
2021 (est.)	5,671	[2]	0.3%
U.S. Decennial Census [5] 2020 [3]

At the time of the 2000 census, there were 4,878 people, 1,426 households, and 1,159 families living in the township.

The population density was 236.0 inhabitants per square mile (91.1/km²). There were 1,476 housing units at an average density of 71.4 per square mile (27.6/km²).

The racial makeup of the township was 98.11% White, 0.41% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.72% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.14% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.59%. ^[6]

There were 1,426 households; 41.4% had children under the age of eighteen living with them, 73.8% were married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.7% were non-families. 16.7% of households were made up of individuals, and 9.0% were one-person households with residents who were aged sixty-five or older.

The average household size was 3.42 and the average family size was 3.91.

The age distribution was 36.1% who were under the age of eighteen, 12.3% who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 21.4% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 18.0% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 12.2% who were aged sixty-five or older. The median age was twenty-six years.

For every one hundred females there were 101.2 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 97.1 males.

The median household income was $36,887 and the median family income was $41,639. Males had a median income of $30,725 compared with that of $22,917 for females.

The per capita income for the township was $12,848.

Approximately 12.5% of families and 15.4% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 19.8% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 19.2% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.

Gallery

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  Old Leacock Presbyterian Church and Cemetery

References

1. "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Aug 14, 2017.
2. Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
3. "Leacock Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
4. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2017-02-26.
5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
6. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.

External links

• Official website

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