German Township | |
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Township | |
Andrew Rabb House, built 1773
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Location of German 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 | 33.9 sq mi (87.7 km2) |
• Land | 33.5 sq mi (86.7 km2) |
• Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 5,097 |
• Density | 152/sq mi (58.8/km2) |
Time zone | EST (UTC-4) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-5) |
Area code(s) | 724 |
Website | germantownship |
German Township is a township in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,097 at the 2010 census, down from 5,595 at the 2000 census. McClellandtown is the township's largest village. The Albert Gallatin Area School District serves the region.
McClellandtown, Edenborn, Leckrone, Ronco, Footedale, Adah, Palmer, Hibbs, and Lambert are located within the township.
The Andrew Rabb House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.C._Vivian_Stringer is from Edenborn.
German Township is on the western edge of Fayette County, bordered on the west by the Monongahela River. To the north are Luzerne and Redstone townships, to the northeast is Menallen Township, to the east is South Union Township, to the southeast is Georges Township, and to the south is Nicholson Township, all in Fayette County. To the west across the river are Monongahela and Cumberland townships in Greene County. The borough of Masontown is in the southwest corner of the township but is a separate municipality.