Connoquenessing Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania

Connoquenessing Township, Pennsylvania
Township
White Oak Springs Presbyterian Church
Map of Butler County, Pennsylvania highlighting Connoquenessing Township
Map of Butler County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Butler
Settled	1795
Incorporated	1804
Area
• Total	22.7 sq mi (58.9 km2)
• Land	22.7 sq mi (58.9 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Population (2010)
• Total	2,995
• Estimate (2016)	3,976
• Density	183/sq mi (70.8/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	42-019-15816
Website	connotwp.org

Connoquenessing Township is a township in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,170 at the 2010 census.

The township was linked to Butler, Evans City and Pittsburgh in 1908 by the Pittsburgh, Harmony, Butler and New Castle Railway, an interurban trolley line. The line closed on 15 June 1931, and the trolleys were replaced by buses.

Connoquenessing Township is located in west-central Butler County, on the western edge of Butler Township and just west of the city of Butler, the county seat. The borough of Connoquenessing borders the township on the south, and the borough of Prospect borders it on the north.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 22.7 square miles (58.9 km²), of which 0.008 square miles (0.02 km²), or 0.04%, is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,653 people, 1,386 households, and 1,056 families residing in the township. The population density was 162.7 people per square mile (62.8/km²). There were 1,458 housing units at an average density of 64.9/sq mi (25.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.10% White, 0.11% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.14% from other races, and 0.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.47% of the population.