![]() Asa Packer and Hanover elementary schools are located within the township. The township is served by the Bethlehem Area School District. Other local roads of note include east-to-west Hanoverville Road, Macada Road, and Stoke Park Road and north-to-south Jacksonville Road and Township Line Road. Pennsylvania Route 987 follows Airport Road along a north-south alignment across the western portion of the township. ![]() Pennsylvania Route 512 begins at US 22 in the eastern portion of the township and heads north along the Bath Pike. It follows the Lehigh Valley Thruway along a southwest-northeast alignment across the southern and eastern portions of the township. Route 22 is the most prominent highway serving Hanover Township. The junior (Class I) senator, elected in 2022, is John Fetterman.Īs of 2020, there were 71.18 miles (114.55 km) of public roads in Hanover Township, of which 10.11 miles (16.27 km) were maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and 61.07 miles (98.28 km) were maintained by the township. The state's senior (Class II) member of the United States Senate, is Bob Casey Jr., who was elected in 2006. On the national level, Hanover is a part of Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district, and is currently represented by Susan Wild. Fire and rescue services are provided by the Hanover Township Volunteer Fire Department. The township is patrolled by the Colonial Regional Police Department. The township is represented in the Pennsylvania Senate as part of the 14th District, which includes parts of Lehigh and Northampton Counties. Hanover is represented in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives as part of both the 135th Legislative District (voting districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6) and the 138th District (voting district 5), both of which districts include other municipalities in Northampton County. Day-to-day operations are overseen by a township manager. Hanover is a Second Class Township, governed by a five person elected Board of Supervisors. ![]() About 2.0% of families and 2.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for the township was $29,370. Males had a median income of $53,158 versus $33,569 for females. The median income for a household in the township was $64,889, and the median income for a family was $72,661. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males. For every 100 females, there were 94.1 males. In the township, the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.01. 20.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 3,633 households, out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.1% were married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.83% of the population. The racial makeup of the township was 87.12% White, 2.74% African American, 0.05% Native American, 6.53% Asian, 1.44% from other races, and 2.12% from two or more races. There were 4,245 housing units at an average density of 638.7/sq mi (250.0/km 2). The population density was 1,634.9 people per square mile (631.0/km 2). Officially, the township has never been considered as a section of the city of Bethlehem, rather just a neighboring community with a strong connection to its large municipal neighbor to the south.ĭemographics Historical population CensusĪs of the census of 2010, there were 10,866 people, 4,245 households, and 3,144 families residing in the township. ![]() Hanover Township is a suburb of the city of Bethlehem, which lies just south of Hanover. Its villages include Hanoverville, Schoenersville, Stoke Park, and Westgate Hills. It is drained by Monocacy Creek and Catasauqua Creek into the Lehigh River. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 6.7 square miles (17 km 2), all land. as of the 2020 census.Īccording to the U.S. Hanover Township is part of the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area, which has a population of 861,899 and is the 68th-most populated metropolitan area in the U.S. Hanover Township is 7.7 miles (12.4 km) northeast of Allentown, 67.4 miles (108.5 km) north of Philadelphia, and 86.4 miles (139.0 km) west of New York City. The population of Hanover Township was 10,866 at the 2010 census. Hanover Township is a township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
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