South Manheim Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

For other Pennsylvania townships with similar names, see Manheim Township, Pennsylvania.

South Manheim Township, Pennsylvania
Township
Farmhouse on Meadow Drive.
Map of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Highlighting South Manheim Township
Map of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Schuylkill
Settled	1777
Incorporated	1845
Area
• Total	21.0 sq mi (54 km²)
• Land	20.6 sq mi (53 km²)
• Water	0.4 sq mi (1 km²)
Population (2000)
• Total	2,191
• Density	106.4/sq mi (41.1/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)

South Manheim Township is a township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,191 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 21.0 square miles (54.3 km²), of which, 20.6 square miles (53.3 km²) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²) of it (1.77%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 2,191 people, 796 households, and 643 families residing in the township. The population density was 106.4 people per square mile (41.1/km²). There were 966 housing units at an average density of 46.9/sq mi (18.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.31% White, 0.46% African American, 0.23% Asian, 0.37% from other races, and 0.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.68% of the population.

There were 796 households out of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.0% were married couples living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.2% were non-families. 14.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the township the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $46,786, and the median income for a family was $49,757. Males had a median income of $37,629 versus $26,375 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,638. About 2.0% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

Municipalities and communities of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States

County seat: Pottsville

City	Pottsville

Boroughs	Ashland‡ Auburn Coaldale Cressona Deer Lake Frackville Gilberton Girardville Gordon Landingville Mahanoy City McAdoo Mechanicsville Middleport Minersville Mount Carbon New Philadelphia New Ringgold Orwigsburg Palo Alto Pine Grove Port Carbon Port Clinton Ringtown Schuylkill Haven Shenandoah St. Clair Tamaqua Tower City Tremont

Townships	Barry Blythe Branch Butler Cass Delano East Brunswick East Norwegian East Union Eldred Foster Frailey Hegins Hubley Kline Mahanoy New Castle North Manheim North Union Norwegian Pine Grove Porter Reilly Rush Ryan Schuylkill South Manheim Tremont Union Upper Mahantongo Walker Washington Wayne West Brunswick West Mahanoy West Penn

CDPs	Altamont Beurys Lake Branchdale Brandonville Buck Run Cumbola Delano Donaldson Duncott Englewood Forestville Fountain Springs Friedensburg Grier City Heckscherville Hegins Hometown Kelayres Klingerstown Lake Wynonah Lavelle Locustdale‡ Marlin McKeansburg Muir New Boston-Morea Newtown Nuremberg‡ Oneida Orwin Park Crest Ravine Reinerton Renningers Seltzer Shenandoah Heights Sheppton Summit Station Tuscarora Valley View

Unincorporated communities	Andreas‡ Barnesville Boston Run Brockton Clamtown Connerton Drehersville Fearnot Glen Carbon Hauto‡ Llewellyn Mahoning Valley‡ Mary D Newkirk Pitman Rauschs Reedsville Reevesdale Rough and Ready Sacramento Snyders South Tamaqua Weishample

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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