Hanover, PA
His located in Southcentral Pennsylvania on the southwestern border of York County and the southeastern border of Adams County, 18 miles southwest of York City, 15 miles east of Gettysburg, and 45 miles north of Baltimore, Maryland. It is 601 feet above sea level and at 76 degrees, 58 minutes longitude, 39 degrees, 50 minutes latitude.
Climate
Temperature Range - - - - - - - - - - - - 5º - 98º
Mean Average Temperature - - - - - - 54º
Precipitation: Rain - - - - - - - - - - - 41.92 inches
Snow - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 to 30 inches
Growing Season - - - - - - - - - - - - - April 15 to October 15
Hanover Area Median Wage Rates
Accountant & Auditors $18.04
Accounting, Bookkeeping 11.36
Administrative Assistant 12.52
Clerk/Typist 11.21
Computer Operator 11.45
Credit/Collections Clerk 11.02
Custodian/Janitor 8.22
Customer Service Rep. 10.32
Executive Secretary 12.52
General Secretary 10.53
Machine Operator 15.48
Maintenance Worker 8.38
MIS Programmer 23.63
Payroll Clerk 12.18
Personnel Assistant 12.22
Purchasing Agent 13.78
Receptionist/Switchboard 11.02
Warehouse Worker 8.51
Demographics
2000 1990 Median
Municipality Sq. Miles Population Family Income*
Hanover Borough 4.1 14,535 $32,923
Berwick Township 8.1 1,818 $33,831
Conewago Township 24.7 5,709 $38,405
Heidelberg Township 14.5 2,970 $40,547
Manheim Township 22.9 3,119 $41,850
McSherrystown 0.5 3,119 $32,135
Oxford Township 10.0 4,876 $33,149
Penn Township 14.1 14,592 $38,106
Union Township 17.8 2,989 $35,385
W. Manheim Township 19.8 4,865 $44,224
TOTALS 136.50 58,164 $37,413
Hanover Area York County Adams County
Population 58,164 381,751 91,292
Households 20,858 148,219 33,652
Per Capita Income $14,051 $22,759 $20,083
Median Family Income $37,413 $43,488 $40,958
Median Household Income $35,536 $32,605 $30,304
% under age 18 22.9 24.6 24.9
% age 65 and over 12.2 13.5 13.9
SOURCES: 2000 state census as released by the Pennsylvania State Data Center in June 2002. Estimated populations from the York & Adams County Planning Commissions. Media Family Income is not available until 2003 (www.census.gov)
Utilities
Electricity
GPU Energy, 11 Barnhart Drive, Hanover, PA 17331, (800)545-7741
Adams Electric Cooperative, 1338 Biglerville Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325, (717)334-2171
Gas
Columbia Gas Company of PA, 888-460-4332
Water
Water Department, Borough of Hanover, 44 Frederick Street, Hanover, PA 17331, (717)637-3877
Sewer
Sanitary Sewer Dept., Borough of Hanover, 44 Frederick St., Hanover, PA 17331, (717)637-3877
Sewer Department, Penn Township, 20 Wayne Avenue, Hanover, PA 17331, (717)632-7366
Telephone Service
Embarq, 800-829-8009
Cable TV
Comcast, 1.800.COMCAST or 1.800.266.2278
Hanover Area Chamber of
Commerce
146 Carlisle Street
| Hanover, PA 17331 | (717) 637-6130
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Updated 03/08/07