

For every 100 females, there were 93.4 males. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.94. 25.4% of households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% were one person aged 65 or older. There were 11,470 households, 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.3% were non-families. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.0%. The racial makeup of the township was 88.9% White, 1.7% African American, 0.1% Native American, 7.1% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 0.6% from other races, and 0.2% from two or more races. There were 12,261 housing units at an average density of 681.1/sq mi (217.1/km 2). The population density was 1,558 people per square mile (524.4/km 2). Demographics Īt the 2010 census there were 28,044 people, 11,470 households, and 7,993 families living in the township.

The annual absolute minimum temperature in Sporting Hill is 0.3 ☏. Annual monthly average temperatures in Sporting Hill range from 29.9 ☏ in January to 74.8 ☏ in July. The township has a hot-summer humid continental climate ( Dfa) and the hardiness zones are 7a and 6b. Route 11), and Exit 4 ( Pennsylvania Route 641).Īccording to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 17.9 square miles (46.3 km 2), of which 17.3 square miles (44.9 km 2) is land and 0.54 square miles (1.4 km 2), or 2.93%, is water. Pennsylvania Route 581, the southwestern segment of Harrisburg's Capital Beltway, interchanges with I-81 in the west and runs south then east across the township, with access from Exit 2 (Creekview Road), Exit 3 (Carlisle Pike/ U.S. Interstate 81 crosses the northern part of the township, with access from Exit 61 ( Pennsylvania Route 944) at Mount Zion. Its villages include Brennemans Mill, Good Hope, Mount Zion, and Sporting Hill. Blue Mountain separates the township in the north from Perry County.

Hampden Township is located in northeastern Cumberland County, drained by Conodoguinet Creek, which makes several large bends across the middle of the township on its way east towards the Susquehanna River. The Johannes Eberly House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
