Center Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania

Center Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania
Township
Nettie Woods Covered Bridge (1882) National Register of Historic Places
Location of Center Township in Greene County
Location of Greene County in Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Greene
Area
• Total	48.95 sq mi (126.78 km2)
• Land	48.95 sq mi (126.77 km2)
• Water	0.004 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation	1,010 ft (310 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,267
• Estimate (2016)	1,211
• Density	26/sq mi (10.0/km2)
Time zone	EST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	724
FIPS code	42-059-12032

Center Township is a township in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,267 at the 2010 census, down from 1,393 at the 2000 census.

The Scott Covered Bridge, Shriver Covered Bridge, and Nettie Woods Covered Bridge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Center Township is located just west of the center of Greene County. Rogersville, the main settlement in the township, is 7 miles (11 km) west of Waynesburg, the county seat. Other unincorporated communities in Center Township are Hunters Cave, Rutan, Holbrook, and Oak Forest.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 49.0 square miles (126.8 km²), of which 0.004 square miles (0.01 km²), or 0.01%, is water. The township is drained by the South Fork of Tenmile Creek, an east-flowing tributary of the Monongahela River.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,393 people, 517 households, and 412 families residing in the township. The population density was 28.6 people per square mile (11.1/km²). There were 566 housing units at an average density of 11.6/sq mi (4.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.78% White, 0.14% African American, 0.07% Native American, and 1.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.50% of the population.