Swatara was the name chosen for the southern part of the area. The word is thought to be from an Iroquois Indian word meaning "Where we fed on eels." Swatara Township is comprised of 14.6 square miles, equivalent to 9,344 acres. An atlas of 1875 shows Churchville, New Benton, and Highland Village as population centers. Today we know them as Oberlin, Bressler, and Enhaut, respectively. Wheat and corn fields have become Lawnton, Lenker Manor, Harrisburg Estates, Rutherford Heights. Georgian Manor, Lawnford Acres and Chambers Hill. On April 1, 1911 Swatara obtained First Class Township status with a population of 5,630. According to the 2020 census, 27,284 residents now make up the Township. Board of Commissioners
President Shaela Ellis, [email protected]
Vice President Shane Steele, [email protected]
Commissioner Christine Zubeck, [email protected]
Commissioner Mike Tuckey, [email protected]
Commissioner Tom Connolly, [email protected]
