East Manchester Township, Pennsylvania
township in York County, Pennsylvania
East Manchester Township is a township in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 8,331.
History
Michael and Magdealena Bixler Farmstead, also known as John Rudy County Park, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 17.2 square miles (45 km2), of which 16.6 square miles (43 km2) is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2) (3.43%) is water. The township surrounds the boroughs of Manchester and Mount Wolf, located side by side at the center of the township.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,078 people, 1,926 households, and 1,504 families living in the township. The population density was 305.5 inhabitants per square mile (118.0/km2). There were 1,986 housing units at an average density of 119.5 units per square mile (46.1 units/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 97.40% White, 1.04% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.67% Asian, 0.26% from other races, and 0.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.93% of the population.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “East Manchester Township, Pennsylvania” as township in York County, Pennsylvania. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as township in York County, Pennsylvania. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Mar 27, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5328931. VIAF identifies the subject as 172275996. The Library of Congress control number is no2011114059. Authority coordinates are 40.050, -76.683. 1 of 5 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020 and 2000.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
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