[2] It is part of the Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The Gloninger Estate was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 9.5 square miles (24.7 km2), all land.

The census-designated place of Pleasant Hill is in the northern part of the township, between the city of Lebanon to the east and the borough of Cleona to the west.

24.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.