

The 1,457 townships of the second class represent over half of the state’s 2,566 municipal governments and 35% of the state’s population.

Although individual townships may represent comparatively small municipal constituencies, townships as a whole are the most common forms of municipal government in Pennsylvania. Most of Pennsylvania’s townships possess much smaller populations - usually less than 10,000 people. Lower Paxton Township is the 17th most populous municipality in Pennsylvania with a 2020 census count of 53,501 people. View Most Recent Agendas and Minutes Members Minutes are available following approval. Agendas are available prior to the meetings.
