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East Fallowfield Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania

East Fallowfield Township,
Crawford County, Pennsylvania
Township
Snowy road through woodlands east of Hartstown
Snowy road through woodlands east of Hartstown
Location of East Fallowfield Township in Crawford County
Location of East Fallowfield Township in Crawford County
Location of Crawford County in Pennsylvania
Location of Crawford County in Pennsylvania
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Crawford County
Area
 • Total 28.1 sq mi (72.8 km2)
 • Land 28.1 sq mi (72.7 km2)
 • Water 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,620
 • Estimate (2016) 1,589
 • Density 58/sq mi (22.3/km2)
Time zone EST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 814

East Fallowfield Township is a township in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,620 at the 2010 census, up from 1,434 at the 2000 census.

East Fallowfield is said to be named for Lancelot Fallowfield, one of the first purchasers of land from William Penn.

The township is in southwestern Crawford County and is bordered to the south by Mercer County. It contains the unincorporated community of Atlantic.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 28.1 square miles (72.8 km2), of which 28.1 square miles (72.7 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2), or 0.14%, is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,434 people, 436 households, and 365 families residing in the township. The population density was 51.1 people per square mile (19.7/km²). There were 467 housing units at an average density of 16.7/sq mi (6.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.28% White, 0.98% African American, 0.77% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.07% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.91% of the population.

There were 436 households, out of which 44.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.4% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.1% were non-families. 13.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.29 and the average family size was 3.63.


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