Conestoga Township

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Conestoga Township
Colemanville Covered Bridge, bridge over Pequea Creek, listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Colemanville Covered Bridge, bridge over Pequea Creek ,
listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Location of the township in the county (above) and the location of the county in Pennsylvania
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Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Lancaster County.svg
Basic data
State : United States
State : Pennsylvania
County : Lancaster County
Coordinates : 39 ° 55 ′  N , 76 ° 23 ′  W Coordinates: 39 ° 55 ′  N , 76 ° 23 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 3,776 (as of 2010)
Population density : 99.6 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 42.93 km 2  (approx. 17 mi 2 ) of
which 37.91 km 2  (approx. 15 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 142 m
Postcodes : 17309, 17516, 17551, 17565, 17603
Area code : +1 717
FIPS : 42-15592
GNIS ID : 1216617

Conestoga Township is a township with 3776 inhabitants (2010) in Lancaster County in the US state of Pennsylvania .

geography

Conestoga Township is ten kilometers south of Lancaster and around 100 kilometers west of the city of Philadelphia . The Susquehanna River borders Conestoga Township to the south.

history

Conestoga Wagon, in the
National Museum of American History

The first inhabitants of the area were Indians of the Susquehannock tribes, also known as Conestoga, who gave the township its name. Many settlers who settled there in the 18th century came from Germany, who also made a name for themselves as constructors of the Conestoga wagon , which is ideally suited for the transport of heavy goods in the hilly surroundings .

The Colemanville Covered Bridge and the Big and Little Indian Rock Petroglyphs prehistoric archaeological site are listed on the National Register of Historic Places .

At the beginning of the 21st century, the residents of Conestoga Township make their living primarily through tourist facilities and small and medium-sized industrial companies, for example the food manufacturer Turkey Hill , which has its headquarters there.

Demographic data

In 2010 a population of 3776 people was determined. The mean age at this point in time was 42.1 years, above the value of Pennsylvania, which was 40.6 years. 49.9% of today's residents can be traced back to immigrants from Germany. Other significant immigrant groups during the early days of the town came from Ireland to 13.8% , from Italy to 8.8% and from England to 6.4% .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Conestoga Wagon
  2. ↑ USBoundary.com
  3. ^ Nationality of immigrants

Web links

Commons : Conestoga Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files