Lancaster Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
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Not to be confused with Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
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]
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Lancaster Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania | |
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Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Lancaster |
Settled | 1717 |
Incorporated | 1729 |
Government | |
• Type | Board of Supervisors |
Area | |
• Total | 6.06 sq mi (15.69 km2) |
• Land | 5.86 sq mi (15.17 km2) |
• Water | 0.20 sq mi (0.52 km2) |
Population | |
• Total | 18,591 |
• Estimate (2021)[2] | 18,496 |
• Density | 2,915.66/sq mi (1,125.65/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code | 717 |
FIPS code | 42-071-41224 |
Website | www |
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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]