College Township, Pennsylvania
| College Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania |
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Mount Nittany and College Township as viewed from the Bryce Jordan Center on the campus of Penn State
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| Motto: "Gateway to the Centre Region" | |
 Map of Centre County, Pennsylvania highlighting College Township |
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 Map of Centre County, Pennsylvania |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Centre |
| Settled | 1800 |
| Incorporated | 1857 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township Council |
| • Council Chair | L. Eric Bernier |
| • Vice-Chair | Mary C. Shoemaker |
| • Council Member | Carla Stilson |
| • Council Member | D. Richard (Rich) Francke |
| • Council Member | Lynn Herman |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18.6 sq mi (48.1 km2) |
| • Land | 18.6 sq mi (48.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 9,521 |
| • Density | 513/sq mi (198.0/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Website | www |
College Township is a township in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 9,521 at the 2010 census, which was a 12.2% increase from the 2000 census. College Township was formed on November 25, 1875 from Howard Township.
College Township is served by the State College Area School District for k-12 education and the Alpha Fire Company for fire protection. The Alpha Fire Company maintains of 1 of its 2 substations in the College Township Municipal Building.
Pennsylvania State University is partially in College Township.
Two major Native American archaeological sites are located in College Township. Known as the Tudek and Houserville Sites, they were used during the Archaic period for the quarrying and reduction of stone tools made of jasper. Both sites are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 18.6 square miles (48.1 km2), all of it land.Mount Nittany is a prominent and well-known feature in the township.
College Township is bordered by Ferguson Township to the west, Patton Township to the northwest, Benner Township to the north, Harris Township to the south and east, and the borough of State College to the south and west.
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