[2] The Lord House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

[3] On September 12, 2014, outside the Troop R barracks of the Pennsylvania State Police in the township, a sniper opened fire on Pennsylvania State Police troopers with a .308-caliber rifle during a late-night shift change,[4] killing Corporal Bryon K. Dickson II, 38, and critically injuring trooper Alex Douglass.

[5][6][7] Eric Matthew Frein was identified as the sole suspect of the ambush and was sought by federal and state authorities for the ambush, until his apprehension at 6 p.m. on Thursday, October 30, ending a seven-week search.

As of the census[10] of 2010, there were 4,819 people, 1,834 households, and 1,348 families residing in the township.

22.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.