Greenfield Township | |
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Township | |
Hornby School (1873)
National Register of Historic Places |
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Location in Erie County and the state of Pennsylvania |
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Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Erie |
Area | |
• Total | 34.2 sq mi (88.5 km2) |
• Land | 33.8 sq mi (87.5 km2) |
• Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,933 |
• Density | 57/sq mi (22.1/km2) |
Time zone | EST (UTC-4) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-5) |
Area code(s) | 814 |
Greenfield Township is a township in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,933 at the 2010 census.
The Hornby School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
Greenfield Township is in eastern Erie County and is bordered to the east by Chautauqua County, New York. Interstate 86 crosses the township from east to west, with access from Exit 3 (Pennsylvania Route 89) in the north-central part of the township. I-86 has its western terminus in the northwest corner of the township, where it meets Interstate 90, 11 miles (18 km) east of Erie and 86 miles (138 km) southwest of Buffalo, New York.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Greenfield Township has a total area of 34.2 square miles (88.5 km2), of which 33.8 square miles (87.5 km2) is land and 0.39 square miles (1.0 km2), or 1.11%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,909 people, 666 households, and 534 families residing in the township. The population density was 56.4 people per square mile (21.8/km²). There were 699 housing units at an average density of 20.7/sq mi (8.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.85% White, 0.79% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.16% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.42% of the population.