Union Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
Township in Pennsylvania, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Township in Pennsylvania, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Union Township is a township in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,997 at the time of the 2020 census,[5] a decline from the figure of 5,190 as of 2010.[6]
Union Township | |
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Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Lawrence |
Established | 1859 |
Area | |
• Total | 9.62 sq mi (24.90 km2) |
• Land | 9.52 sq mi (24.65 km2) |
• Water | 0.10 sq mi (0.25 km2) |
Highest elevation [2] (west of US 422) | 1,166 ft (355 m) |
Lowest elevation [2] (Mahoning River) | 778 ft (237 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 4,991 |
• Estimate (2022)[3] | 4,906 |
• Density | 522.33/sq mi (201.68/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-4 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (EDT) |
Area code | 724 |
Website | www.uniontownshiplawrencecounty.com |
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 9.7 square miles (25.0 km2), of which 9.6 square miles (24.9 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2), or 0.41%, is water.
Unincorporated communities in the township include Harbor, Harbor Bridge, Parkstown, Belmar Park, Westview Heights, Oakwood, and Oakland.
As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 5,103 people, 2,121 households, and 1,495 families residing in the township.
The population density was 530.3 inhabitants per square mile (204.7/km2). There were 2,227 housing units at an average density of 231.4 per square mile (89.3/km2).
The racial makeup of the township was 94.92% White, 4.06% African American, 0.02% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.29% from other races, and 0.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.53% of the population.
There were 2,121 households, out of which 23.3% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 55.2% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.5% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.1% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.
The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the township the population was spread out, with 18.9% under the age of eighteen, 6.9% from eighteen to twenty-four, 24.3% from twenty-five to forty-four, 26.5% from forty-five to sixty-four, and 23.5% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was forty-five years.
For every one hundred females, there were 91.4 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 89.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $36,074, and the median income for a family was $41,909. Males had a median income of $32,297 compared with that of $21,378 for females.
The per capita income for the township was $16,717.
Roughly 3.9% of families and 5.6% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 5.6% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 4.7% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.
The Union Area School District serves the township.
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