West Hempfield Township, Pennsylvania

3 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 10 W hen looking for the ideal place to call home many factors come into play. Chief among the desired qualities that a specific region may hold for potential residents are quality of life, access to sports and outdoor amenities, beautiful surroundings, and the provision of great work and educational opportunities. The Township of West Hempfield in southeast Pennsylvania has all of these special ingredients and the residents who choose to live, work, and recreate in the area have a wealth of opportunities at their doorstep. The Township of West Hempfield was established around 1718 and officially named in 1818. Originally composed of a few neighboring municipalities, including East Hempfield and surrounding boroughs that subsequently broke off from the township, today West Hempfield boasts a thriving tight-knit community of roughly 17,000 residents. “We border the Susquehanna River, “ W E S T I S B E S T ”