Brady Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania |
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Township | |
Jennings Environmental Education Center in Brady Township
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Map of Butler County, Pennsylvania highlighting Brady Township |
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Map of Butler County, Pennsylvania |
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Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Butler |
Settled | 1796 |
Incorporated | 1854 |
Area | |
• Total | 17.4 sq mi (45.0 km2) |
• Land | 17.0 sq mi (44.1 km2) |
• Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,310 |
• Density | 77/sq mi (29.7/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Website | www |
Brady Township is a township in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,310 at the 2010 census.
Brady Township is located northwest of the center of Butler County. It is bordered by Slippery Rock Township to the north, Cherry Township at the northeast corner, Clay Township to the east, Franklin Township to the south, Worth Township to the west, and the borough of West Liberty to the north and west. The township includes the unincorporated community of Elora near its eastern border, and the neighborhood of Slippery Rock Park occupies the valley of Slippery Rock Creek at the township's northern border.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 17.4 square miles (45.0 km2), of which 17.0 square miles (44.1 km2) is land and 0.35 square miles (0.9 km2), or 2.00%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,452 people, 517 households, and 385 families residing in the township. The population density was 86.0 people per square mile (33.2/km²). There were 600 housing units at an average density of 35.6/sq mi (13.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.8% White, 0.1% African American, 0.1% Native American, and 0.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.4% of the population.