South Hanover Township is a township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,200 at the 2020 census, an increase over the figure of 6,248 tabulated in 2010. South Hanover Township was originally a part of Paxtang Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. On March 4, 1785, Dauphin County was formed from Lancaster Cou…
South Hanover Township is a township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,200 at the 2020 census, an increase over the figure of 6,248 tabulated in 2010. South Hanover Township was originally a part of Paxtang Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. On March 4, 1785, Dauphin County was formed from Lancaster County, with borders roughly matching those of Paxtang Township. By about 1787 Paxtang was separated into Upper, Middle and Lower Paxtang Townships. Lower Paxtang Township embraced the areas now known as Lower Swatara, Swatara, Lower Paxton, Derry and Susquehanna townships.