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Lancaster County (/ ˈ l æ ŋ k ɪ s t ər /; Pennsylvania Dutch: Lengeschder Kaundi), sometimes nicknamed the Garden Spot of America or Pennsylvania Dutch Country, is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 552,984, making it Pennsylvania's sixth-most populous county. [2]
About 2.4% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.4% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over. The population increased to 19,612 by the time of the 2010 census., [6] and the town continues to maintain its present (160-year-old) form (as of 2019).
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.
Elizabethtown (Pennsylvania Dutch: Betzischteddel) is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located 18 miles (29 km) southeast of Harrisburg, the state capital. Small factories existed at the turn of the 20th century when the population in 1900 was 1,861. As of the 2020 census, the population of the borough was 11,639.
Pequea Township (pronounced peck-way) is a township that is located in central Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,493 at the time of the 2020 census . [ 2 ]
West Cocalico is the northernmost township in Lancaster County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 27.6 square miles (71.6 km 2), of which 27.6 square miles (71.4 km 2) are land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km 2), or 0.18%, are water.
Penn Township is a township that is located in north central Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 10,224 at the time of the 2020 census. The population was 10,224 at the time of the 2020 census.
Marietta is located in western Lancaster County at (40.057169, -76.555955). [4] It is bordered to the north, east, and west by East Donegal Township, and to the south, across the Susquehanna River, by Hellam Township in York County.