Buffalo Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania |
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Township | |
Map of Butler County, Pennsylvania highlighting Buffalo Township |
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Map of Butler County, Pennsylvania |
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Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Butler |
Settled | 1795 |
Incorporated | 1803 |
Government | |
• Type | Board of Supervisors |
• Chairman | Daniel C. Pryzbylek |
• Vice Chairman/Road Supervisor | Albert T. Roegnik |
• Police Supervisor | Gary L. Risch, Sr. |
• Assistant Supervisor of Roads | Greg A. Furer |
• Assistant Supervisor of Police | John K. Haven |
Area | |
• Total | 24.4 sq mi (63.1 km2) |
• Land | 24.3 sq mi (62.9 km2) |
• Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 7,307 |
• Density | 301/sq mi (116.1/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Area code(s) | 724 |
Website | buffalotownship |
Buffalo Township is a township in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,307 at the 2010 census.
Buffalo Township occupies the southeast corner of Butler County. It is bordered to the west by Clinton Township, at its northwest corner by Jefferson Township, and to the north by Winfield Township. To the east are South Buffalo Township and the borough of Freeport in Armstrong County. To the south are Harrison and Fawn townships in Allegheny County. The southeast corner of Buffalo Township just touches the Allegheny River at the mouth of Buffalo Creek with Allegheny Township in Westmoreland County on the other side.
The township includes the unincorporated communities of Butler Junction, Silverville, Sarverville, Sarver, and Lernerville. Pennsylvania Route 28, a limited-access highway, passes through the southeast part of the township, with access from Exit 17 (Pennsylvania Route 356, or Butler Road). Route 356 bisects the township from southeast to northwest.