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Conewago Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania

Conewago Township, Adams County, township, in Adams County, Pennsylvania. Conewago Township, Adams County had 8,075 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 2.6% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 7,875 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 7,964 (±28). GEOID 4200115632.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

8,075

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 7,875 · ACS 2020-2024: 7,964 ±28

Median household income

$88,939

±$9,065 (90% margin)
Pennsylvania: $77,971

Median home value

$239,800

±$9,269 (90% margin)
Pennsylvania: $254,500

Median gross rent

$1,285

±$442 (90% margin)
Pennsylvania: $1,209

Where is Conewago Township, Adams County and what county is it in?

Conewago Township, Adams County is a township in Adams County, Pennsylvania. It covers 10.4 square miles of land, 755 residents per square mile in 2020.

One place lies inside Conewago Township (Adams County): Midway (CDP, 1,059 in 2020).

Conewago Township, Adams County is in the Gettysburg, PA metropolitan statistical area (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Conewago Township, Adams County (marked with a dot) in Adams County, Pennsylvania. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Conewago Township, Adams County, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 8,075 people lived in Conewago Township, Adams County on July 1, 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, faster than Pennsylvania (+0.4%). The 2020 Census counted 7,875 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 7,964 (±28).

  • July 2020→2021 +40 (7,911)
  • 2021→2022 +28 (7,939)
  • 2022→2023 +65 (8,004)
  • 2023→2024 +36 (8,040)
  • 2024→2025 +35 (8,075)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureConewago Township, Adams CountyAdams CountyPennsylvaniaChange since 2015-2019
Total population7,964±28106,11513,018,639+771
Households3,163±16940,8415,274,853+344
Average household size2.52±0.132.492.39no clear change
Housing units3,319±19643,6725,806,452+456

Conewago Township, Adams County's population since 2000

From 5,709 in 2000 to 8,075 in 2025: up 41.4%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Conewago Township, Adams County as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 5,709
  • 2005 (estimate) 6,566
  • 2010 Census 7,085
  • 2015 (estimate) 7,146
  • 2020 Census 7,875
  • 2025 (estimate) 8,075

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Conewago Township, Adams County?

The median resident of Conewago Township, Adams County is 46.8 years old; 20.1% are under 18 and 22.3% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 87.2%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 6.3%. 2.5% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureConewago Township, Adams CountyAdams CountyPennsylvaniaChange since 2015-2019
Median age46.8±2.943.740.9no clear change
Under 18 years20.1%±2.8 pts19.4%20.4%–
65 years and over22.3%±3.7 pts21.8%19.5%–
Male47.5%±2.7 pts49.8%49.3%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6.3%±3.1 pts7.7%8.7%no clear change
White alone, not Hispanic87.2%±3.8 pts86.8%73.0%−5.6 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic1.8%±1.5 pts1.6%10.3%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.3%±0.4 pts0.9%3.8%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±0.4 pts0.0%0.1%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±0.4 pts0.0%0.0%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic3.6%±1.9 pts2.5%3.6%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.8%±0.9 pts0.4%0.5%–
Born outside the United States2.5%±1.3 pts3.7%7.7%no clear change
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)4.9%±2.3 pts6.7%12.4%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)10.4%±2.5 pts7.9%6.1%–
With a disability13.1%±3.0 pts13.8%14.4%–
No health insurance coverage4.7%±1.8 pts6.0%5.6%no clear change
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)94.9%±1.7 pts91.4%92.1%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)25.0%±3.6 pts25.8%35.2%no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)10.5%±2.7 pts10.9%14.3%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier93.3%±3.1 pts90.2%89.3%–
Moved from another state in the past year2.2%±2.4 pts2.5%1.9%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Conewago Township, Adams County earn?

Half of Conewago Township, Adams County's 3,163 households earn less than $88,939 a year (±$9,065), against $84,092 in Adams County and $77,971 in Pennsylvania. In 2015-2019 it was $86,039 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 4.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
MeasureConewago Township, Adams CountyAdams CountyPennsylvaniaChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$88,939±$9,065$84,092$77,971no clear change
Mean household income$99,425±$7,183$102,363$107,538–
Per capita income$39,905±$2,470$40,973$44,355no clear change
People below the poverty line4.6%±1.8 pts8.2%11.7%no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line0.4%±0.8 pts12.6%15.6%–
Households receiving SNAP4.0%±2.9 pts8.2%14.4%–
Households with a computer96.0%±2.0 pts94.3%93.8%–
Households with a broadband subscription92.3%±3.0 pts90.0%89.7%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Conewago Township, Adams County?

Owners occupy 87.4% of Conewago Township, Adams County's occupied homes and renters 12.6%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $239,800 by its owner (±$9,269). The median renter pays $1,285 a month including utilities, and 37.4% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureConewago Township, Adams CountyAdams CountyPennsylvaniaChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$239,800±$9,269$268,500$254,500no clear change
Median gross rent$1,285±$442$1,115$1,209no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent37.4%±18.0 pts32.5%39.5%no clear change
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,724±$68$1,780$1,762–
Owner-occupied homes87.4%±4.2 pts78.9%69.3%no clear change
Renter-occupied homes12.6%±4.2 pts21.1%30.7%–
Housing units3,319±19643,6725,806,452+456
Homeowner vacancy rate0.0%±1.2 pts0.7%0.8%–
Rental vacancy rate11.8%±17.4 pts4.1%4.9%–
Single-family detached homes72.6%±4.7 pts74.7%56.6%–
Mobile homes0.4%±0.5 pts5.5%3.5%–
Built 2020 or later0.4%±0.4 pts1.3%1.0%–
Built 2010 to 201911.8%±3.3 pts7.2%5.1%–
Built 1939 or earlier14.1%±4.7 pts17.5%25.0%–
Households with no vehicle4.9%±2.8 pts4.5%10.4%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Conewago Township, Adams County work and get to work?

82.4% of Conewago Township, Adams County's workers drive alone and 11.0% work from home. The average trip to work takes 26.5 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 5.4%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureConewago Township, Adams CountyAdams CountyPennsylvaniaChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)67.7%±3.8 pts63.7%62.7%–
Unemployment rate5.4%±2.4 pts3.4%5.3%no clear change
Drove alone to work82.4%±4.8 pts76.3%68.2%–
Carpooled4.7%±2.6 pts7.2%7.5%–
Public transportation0.0%±0.8 pts0.2%3.6%–
Walked0.7%±0.7 pts3.4%3.3%–
Worked from home11.0%±4.0 pts11.7%15.6%–
Mean travel time to work26.5 min±2.328.2 min26.3 minno clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Conewago Township, Adams County?

2 census tracts lie mostly in Conewago Township, Adams County, and 1 more reaches into it (2020 census blocks). Their median household incomes run from $100,100 (Tract 310) to $103,822 (Tract 311.02).

Census tracts in Conewago Township, Adams County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Conewago Township, Adams County
Tract 311.02Adams County3,933 $103,822 $319,300100%
Tract 310Adams County2,339 $100,100 $232,500100%
Tract 311.01Adams County4,806 $60,272 $181,30048%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Conewago Township, Adams County) · Census block assignment files

How does Conewago Township, Adams County compare with other places in Pennsylvania?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Conewago Township, Adams County is the 1,539th-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 255th-most populous of 1,542 in Pennsylvania.

Conewago Township, Adams County ranks 690th of 2,136 places in Pennsylvania with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Conewago Township, Adams County's rank in Pennsylvania (1 = highest): by population among the state's towns and townships with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate255th1,542
Growth 2020-2025 (PEP)318th1,764
Residents per square mile1,041st2,159
Median household income690th2,136
Per capita income1,033rd2,157
Median home value924th2,146
Median gross rent567th1,963
Poverty rate1,388th1,606
Bachelor's degree or higher1,109th2,129
Median age716th2,157
Owner-occupied share605th2,149
Work from home1,033rd1,710
Travel time to work946th2,156

Conewago Township, Adams County's figures with every place in Pennsylvania (CSV)

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Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Conewago Township, Adams County?

14 of the 57 figures for Conewago Township, Adams County on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

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