Peach Bottom Township, Pennsylvania
Peach Bottom Township, Pennsylvania | |
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One of the four Coulsontown Cottages in Coulsontown | |
Location in York County and the state of Pennsylvania. | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | York |
| Settled | 1735 |
| Incorporated | 1815 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Board of Supervisors |
| Area | |
• Total | 29.76 sq mi (77.08 km2) |
| • Land | 29.21 sq mi (75.66 km2) |
| • Water | 0.55 sq mi (1.41 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,966 |
• Estimate (2023) | 5,021 |
| • Density | 169.47/sq mi (65.43/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 717 |
| FIPS code | 42-133-58560 |
| Website | https://www.peachbottomtownship.org/ |
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4,412 | — | |
| 2010 | 4,813 | 9.1% | |
| 2020 | 4,966 | 3.2% | |
| 2023 (est.) | 5,021 | 1.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
Peach Bottom Township is a township in York County, Pennsylvania, 60 miles (97 km) south of Harrisburg. The population was 4,966 at the 2020 census.
Peach Bottom Township was so named on account of peach trees growing near a river bottom. Peach Bottom Nuclear Generating Station was built in 1958.