Peters Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania

For other Pennsylvania townships with similar names, see Peters Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation).
Peters Township,
Franklin County,
Pennsylvania
Township
Buchanan's Birthplace State Park is in the township.
Buchanan's Birthplace State Park is in the township.
Map of Franklin County, Pennsylvania highlighting Peters Township
Map of Franklin County, Pennsylvania highlighting Peters Township
Map of Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Map of Franklin County, Pennsylvania
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyFranklin
Settled1720
Incorporated1751
Area
[1]
 • Total
55.85 sq mi (144.65 km2)
 • Land55.81 sq mi (144.54 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
4,462
 • Estimate 
(2016)[2]
4,449
 • Density79.72/sq mi (30.78/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code717
FIPS code42-055-59600

Peters Township is a township in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,462 at the 2020 census.[3]

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Explore Census Data".