Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
| Georges Township | |
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| Township | |
Countryside just east of Shoaf
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 Location of Georges Township in Fayette County |
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 Location of Fayette County in Pennsylvania |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Fayette |
| Area | |
| • Total | 47.63 sq mi (123.4 km2) |
| • Land | 47.61 sq mi (123.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,659 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 6,404 |
| • Density | 138.9/sq mi (53.6/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-4) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 724 |
Georges Township is a township in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,612 at the 2010 census, down from 6,752 at the 2000 census. It is served by the Albert Gallatin Area School District.
Collier, Newcomer, Oliphant Furnace, Haydentown, Ruble Mill, York Run, Shoaf, Amend, and Highhouse are villages within the township.
The Shoaf Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
Georges Township is in southwestern Fayette County. It surrounds the boroughs of Fairchance (near the center of the township) and Smithfield (in the southwest). Pennsylvania Route 43 (the Mon–Fayette Expressway), U.S. Route 119, and Pennsylvania Route 857 cross the township, running roughly parallel. All lead northeast to Uniontown, the county seat. US 119 leads southwest to Point Marion, Pennsylvania, and Morgantown, West Virginia, while the Mon–Fayette Expressway provides a quicker route to Morgantown via Interstate 68 in West Virginia. The eastern boundary of Georges Township runs close to the crest of Chestnut Ridge, reaching a peak elevation of 2,760 feet (840 m). The lowest elevation in the township is 930 feet (280 m) along Georges Creek where it exits the township south of Smithfield.
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