The average household size was 3.13 and the average family size was 3.41. 12.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 1,759 households, out of which 44.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.6% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.0% were non-families. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.29% of the population. The racial makeup of the township was 92.97% White, 2.94% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 2.32% from other races, and 1.29% from two or more races. There were 1,837 housing units at an average density of 91.7 per square mile (35.4/km 2).

The population density was 275.3 inhabitants per square mile (106.3/km 2). Īs of the census of 2000, there were 5,516 people, 1,759 households, and 1,442 families living in the township. 9.2% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry. Geography Īccording to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 20.1 square miles (52 km 2), of which 20.0 square miles (52 km 2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km 2), or 0.10%, is water.ĭemographics 2020 census Īs of the 2020 United States census, there were 8,982 people.Īt the 2010 census, the township was 86.0% non-Hispanic White, 3.1% Black or African American, 0.4% Asian, and 2.0% were two or more races. The Hopewell Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The dispute led to heavy Quaker and Scotch-Irish settlement of the area. Half of the current township also formed part of the northern section of Susquehanna Manor, a large settlement tract as part of Maryland belonging to George Talbot, nephew of Lord Baltimore, which he later named New Connaught after the western province of Connacht in Ireland that courted Irish settlement into the area. The township was originally disputed territory between Pennsylvania and Maryland, resolved eventually by the Mason–Dixon line. It is named after Nottinghamshire, England. History 1883 map of East Nottingham Township from Breou's Farm Atlas The population was 8,650 at the 2020 census. East Nottingham Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States.

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