Donegal Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania

Donegal Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania
Township
Fields southwest of Chicora
Map of Butler County, Pennsylvania highlighting Donegal Township
Map of Butler County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Butler
Settled	1794
Incorporated	1854
Area
• Total	23.21 sq mi (60.11 km2)
• Land	23.19 sq mi (60.07 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,864
• Density	80/sq mi (31.0/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)

Donegal Township is a township in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,864 at the 2010 census.

It was named after the town and county of Donegal in Ireland.

Donegal Township is located along the eastern edge of Butler County, with Armstrong County to the east. The township nearly surrounds the borough of Chicora in the north.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 23.2 square miles (60.1 km²), of which 0.015 square miles (0.04 km²), or 0.07%, is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,722 people, 598 households, and 452 families residing in the township. The population density was 74.9 people per square mile (28.9/km²). There were 623 housing units at an average density of 27.1/sq mi (10.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.36% White, 0.29% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 0.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.52% of the population.

There were 598 households, out of which 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.6% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.18.