Green Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania
| Green Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania |
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Herriman Street in Commodore
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 Map of Indiana County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Green Township |
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 Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Indiana County |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Indiana |
| Area | |
| • Total | 52.8 sq mi (137 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 708 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 3,638 |
| • Density | 75.7/sq mi (29.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 42-063-30816 |
Green Township is a township in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. Green Township was formed from Wheatfield Township around 1816 and was named for the great evergreen forests covering the area. The population was 3,995 at the 2000 census. The township includes the communities of Bencetown, Berringer (previously called Kesslerville), Commodore, Cookport, Cush Cushion, Dixonville, Fleming Summit, Grisemore, Leard, Lovejoy, Martintown, Pine Flat, Prosperity Hill, Purchase Line, Shanktown, Starford, Spruce, Utah (previously Taylorsville), Uniontown, and Wandin.
The Commodore Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 52.8 square miles (137 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,995 people, 1,431 households, and 1,153 families residing in the township. The population density was 75.7 people per square mile (29.2/km2). There were 1,577 housing units at an average density of 29.9/sq mi (11.5/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 98.85% White, 0.18% African American, 0.10% from other races, and 0.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.53% of the population.
There were 1,431 households, out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.2% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.4% were non-families. 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.09.
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