swatara township

Swatara Township is a township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The population was 27,824 at the 2020 census. In 1729, the Paxtang Township of Lancaster County was established. The spelling "Paxtang" is from the original Indian name Peshtank, which meant "standing water".
  • Country: United States
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: Dauphin
  • Incorporated: 1799
  • Area code: 717
  • FIPS code: 42-043-75672
  • Time zone: UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
Data from: en.wikipedia.org