Cecil Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania |
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Township | |
The Stephenson-Campbell House, a historic site in the township
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Map of Washington County, Pennsylvania highlighting Cecil Township |
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Map of Washington County, Pennsylvania |
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Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Washington |
Established | July 15, 1781 |
Government | |
• Type | Council |
• Chairman | Andrew Schrader |
Area | |
• Total | 26.38 sq mi (68.32 km2) |
• Land | 26.30 sq mi (68.11 km2) |
• Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 11,271 |
• Estimate (2016) | 12,412 |
• Density | 471.98/sq mi (182.23/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 15057, 15317, 15321, 15350, 15361 |
Area code(s) | 724 |
FIPS code | 42-125-11800 |
Website | Cecil Township |
Cecil Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a suburb in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The population was 11,271 at the 2010 census.
The township contains the Southpointe suburban business park; companies based there include Ansys, Consol Energy, Millcraft Industries and Mylan. Cecil Township is served by the Canon-McMillan School District.
The Stephenson-Campbell House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
In 2017, the Fire Chief of the Cecil Township volunteer firefighters, Paul Smith, outed himself as a racist.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 26.4 square miles (68 km2) of which 26.3 square miles (68 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) or 0.27% is water.
Bishop, Cowden, Gladden Heights, Hendersonville, Lawrence, Laurel Hill, Murray Hill, Muse, Venice
Cecil Township has eight borders, including McDonald to the north-northwest, Robinson Township to the northwest, Mount Pleasant Township to the west and west-southwest, Chartiers Township to the southwest, Canonsburg to the south, North Strabane Township to the south-southeast, Peters Township to the east, and South Fayette Township (Allegheny County) to the north.