Tyrone Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania
township in Adams County, Pennsylvania
Tyrone Township is a township that is located in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,298 at the time of the 2010 census.
It was named after County Tyrone in Ireland.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 21.6 square miles (55.9 km2), of which 21.5 square miles (55.6 km2) is land and 0.077 square miles (0.2 km2), or 0.41%, is water. It contains part of the census-designated place of Gardners and the entirety of Heidlersburg.
Recreation
A portion of the Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 249 is located in Tyrone Township.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,273 people, 785 households, and 616 families residing in the township. The population density was 105.9 inhabitants per square mile (40.9/km2). There were 835 housing units at an average density of 38.9 per square mile (15.0/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 94.81% White, 1.28% African American, 0.40% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 1.94% from other races, and 1.23% from two or more races.
“Tyrone Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania” enters the record as township in Adams County, Pennsylvania. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Tyrone, Township and Adams can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 1, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1751194. VIAF identifies the subject as 313503343. The Library of Congress control number is no2015013900. Authority coordinates are 39.965, -77.169. 2 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2010 and 2000.
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