Toboyne Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania

Toboyne Township,
Pennsylvania
Big Spring State Forest Picnic Area is in Toboyne Township
Map of Perry County, Pennsylvania highlighting Toboyne Township
Map of Perry County, Pennsylvania highlighting Toboyne Township
Map of Perry County, Pennsylvania
Map of Perry County, Pennsylvania
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyPerry
Settled1755
Incorporated1763
Area
 • Total56.22 sq mi (145.61 km2)
 • Land56.13 sq mi (145.38 km2)
 • Water0.09 sq mi (0.23 km2)
Population
 • Total467 Increase
 • Estimate 
(2021)[2]
469
 • Density7.86/sq mi (3.03/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code717
FIPS code42-099-76920

Toboyne Township is a township in Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 467 at the 2020 census.[2] Big Spring State Forest Picnic Area is on the western end of Toboyne Township near Conococheague Mountain. Fowlers Hollow State Park is also in the township. It is named after Taughboyne, County Donegal, Ireland.[3]

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2022. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ "From Rostrevor to Raphoe: An Overview of Ulster Place-Names in Pennsylvania, 1700-1820 | Peter Gilmore - Academia.edu". Archived from the original on February 18, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2017.