Washington Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania

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Washington Township
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Fields on Jackson School Road
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Location of Washington Township in Lawrence County
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Location of Lawrence County in Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 41°05′00″N80°13′59″W / 41.08333°N 80.23306°W / 41.08333; -80.23306
CountryUnited States
State Pennsylvania
County Lawrence
Established1854
Area
[1]
  Total16.36 sq mi (42.37 km2)
  Land16.17 sq mi (41.87 km2)
  Water0.19 sq mi (0.50 km2)
Highest elevation
[2] (north of Jackson School)
1,400 ft (400 m)
Lowest elevation1,005 ft (306 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
  Total711
  Estimate 
(2022) [3]
698
  Density48.37/sq mi (18.68/km2)
Time zone UTC-4 (EST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (EDT)
Area code 724
FIPS code 42-073-81272
Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2000 714
2010 79911.9%
2020 710−11.1%
2022 (est.)698 [3] −1.7%
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

Washington Township is a township in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 710 at the time of the 2020 census, [5] a decline from the figure of 799 tabulated in 2010. [6]

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 16.6 square miles (43.0 km2), of which 16.4 square miles (42.5 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km2), or 1.26%, is water.

Demographics

As of the census [7] of 2000, there were 714 people, 259 households, and 205 families residing in the township.

The population density was 43.5 inhabitants per square mile (16.8/km2). There were 289 housing units at an average density of 17.6/sq mi (6.8/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 99.86% White and 0.14% Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.07% of the population.

There were 259 households, out of which 34.7% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 66.4% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.8% were non-families. 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.

The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of eighteen, 8.5% from eighteen to twenty-four, 28.2% from twenty-five to forty-four, 27.6% from forty-five to sixty-four, and 9.7% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was thirty-eight years.

For every one hundred females, there were 105.8 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 106.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $38,365, and the median income for a family was $41,705. Males had a median income of $35,167 compared with that of $21,429 for females.

The per capita income for the township was $16,270.

Roughly 9.3% of families and 9.7% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 12.6% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 2.5% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.

Education

The Wilmington Area School District serves the township.

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References

  1. "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Volant Topo Map, Lawrence County PA (New Castle North Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  6. "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Washington township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved March 28, 2012.
  7. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.