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]
Washington Township | |
|---|---|
 Fields on Jackson School Road | |
 Location of Washington Township in Lawrence County | |
 Location of Lawrence County in Pennsylvania | |
| Coordinates: 41°05′00″N 80°13′59″W / 41.08333°N 80.23306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Lawrence |
| Established | 1854 |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.36 sq mi (42.37 km2) |
| • Land | 16.17 sq mi (41.87 km2) |
| • Water | 0.19 sq mi (0.50 km2) |
| Highest elevation [2] (north of Jackson School) | 1,400 ft (400 m) |
| Lowest elevation | 1,005 ft (306 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 711 |
• Estimate (2022)[3] | 698 |
| • Density | 48.37/sq mi (18.68/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (EDT) |
| Area code | 724 |
| FIPS code | 42-073-81272 |
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 714 | — | |
| 2010 | 799 | 11.9% | |
| 2020 | 710 | −11.1% | |
| 2022 (est.) | 698 | [3] | −1.7% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4] | |||
Geography
editAccording 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
editAs 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
editThe Wilmington Area School District serves the township.
Transportation
editMajor roads and highways
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References
edit- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
- ^ a b "Volant Topo Map, Lawrence County PA (New Castle North Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
- ^ a b c "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.