Cumberland township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Land area: 33.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 5,718 (57% urban, 43% rural)
Males: 2,772 | (48.5%) |
Females: 2,946 | (51.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 5,320 (4,437 owner occupied, 883 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 17% |
State: | 29% |
Races in Cumberland township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 92.9%
- Black: 2.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Asian: 1.5%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
- Some other race: 0.0%
Median age of males: 44.8
Median age of females: 46.6
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Average household size: 2.38
Cumberland township: | 2.4 people |
Pennsylvania: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.83
Cumberland township: | $59,029 |
Pennsylvania: | $52,007 |
Here: | $673 |
State: | $675 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $192,900 (it was $109,500 in 2000)
: | $192,900 |
Pennsylvania: | $164,200 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $236,436
Here: $236,436 State: $221,511
Townhouses or other attached units: $153,939
Here: $153,939 State: $157,348
In 2-unit structures: $202,298
Here: $202,298 State: $141,335
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $147,181
Here: $147,181 State: $186,490
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $257,896
Here: $257,896 State: $212,799
Mobile homes: $37,833
Here: $37,833 State: $45,445
Population density: 171 people per square mile | (high). |
This township: | 1.0% |
Whole state: | 11.0% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Cumberland township: Gettysburg Park (A), The Angle (B), The Peach Orchard (C), The Wheatfield (D), Barlow Volunteer Fire Company (E), Stuempfle Hall (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Center: North Gettysburg Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Blacks Cemetery (1), Soldiers National Cemetery at Gettysburg (2), McClelland Cemetery (3), Evergreen Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lousy Run (A), Littles Run (B), Willoughby Run (C), Plum Run (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Cumberland township include: Gettysburg National Military Park (1), Eisenhower National Historic Site (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
88% of Cumberland township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 323
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 63
- South: 25
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
214 people in nursing homes
184 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 158
- Mobile homes: 29
Median worth of mobile homes: $20,600
Housing units in Cumberland township with a mortgage: 36 (5 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 43
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (25%)
- Construction (18%)
- Machinery (11%)
- Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (7%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Computer and electronic products (6%)
- Pharmacies and drug stores (5%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Public administration (16%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Computer and electronic products (14%)
- Construction (9%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
- Personal and laundry services (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (25%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Construction laborers (8%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Other financial specialists (16%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (9%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (9%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Bus drivers (9%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Cumberland township:
- English (27.8%)
- United States or American (24.5%)
- German (24.1%)
- Irish (7.1%)
- Dutch (4.1%)
- Scottish (4.1%)
- British (3.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 179 (87%)
- Carpooled: 12 (6%)
- Worked at home: 15 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (79%)
- Wood (14%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
- Utility gas (3%)
214 people in nursing homes
184 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
98.8% of residents of Cumberland township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 411- In family households: 302 (109 male householders, 0 female householders)
113 spouses, 74 children (74 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 109 (44 male householders (32 living alone)), 50 female householders (50 living alone)), 15 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 67 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 11 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 82 1-person, 4 2-persons, 8 3-persons,
856 married couples with children.
238 single-parent households (61 men, 177 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |