Cherryhill Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania |
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Township | |
![]() The Post Office in Penn Run a village in Cherryhill Township
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Map of Indiana County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Cherryhill Township |
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![]() Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Indiana County |
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Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Indiana |
Area | |
• Total | 49.5 sq mi (128 km2) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 708 |
• Estimate (2016) | 2,671 |
• Density | 58.2/sq mi (22.5/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
FIPS code | 42-063-13072 |
Cherryhill Township is a township in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was named for Cherry Hill Manor which was surveyed to the Penns. The population was 2,842 at the 2000 census. It includes the borough of Clymer, Pennsylvania, and the communities of Buck Run, Hustonville, Ideal, Kenwood, Manor, Manver, Mitchell's Mills (previously Diamondville), Penn Run (previously Greenville), Pikes Peak, Rembrandt, Sample Run, and Weimer.
The George Diehl Homestead was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 49.5 square miles (128 km2), of which, 48.8 square miles (126 km2) of it is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) of it (1.43%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,842 people, 998 households, and 784 families residing in the township. The population density was 58.2 people per square mile (22.5/km2). There were 1,099 housing units at an average density of 22.5/sq mi (8.7/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 98.91% White, 0.49% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.14% Asian, and 0.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.11% of the population.
There were 998 households, out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.4% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.4% were non-families. 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.10.