See also: Hanover Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation). Hanover is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, 19 miles (31 km) southwest of York and 54 miles (87 km) north-northwest of Baltimore, Maryland and is 5 miles (8.0 km) north of the Mason-Dixon line. The town is situated in a productive agricultural region. The population was 15,289 at the 2010 census.
Horsepower (hp) is a unit of measurement of power (the rate at which work is done).
Horsepower is a measurement of an engineâs power. It is measured on a dynamometer that test how much power and strength (torque) the engine has before the dynamometer can stop or break it. Hence the term brake â Horsepower and torque which measures the twisting power of an engine. To answer âdoes horsepower mean anything to car buyers and enthusiasts,â is that this is the measurement everybody asks for in regards to the performance figures for a car that they can relate to other model cars. The more horsepower, the faster and quicker the car.