Greenwood Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania
| Greenwood Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania |
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| Township | |
 Location of Greenwood Township in Crawford County |
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 Location of Crawford County in Pennsylvania |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Crawford County |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.6 sq mi (94.8 km2) |
| • Land | 36.4 sq mi (94.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,454 |
| • Density | 40/sq mi (15.4/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-4) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 814 |
Greenwood Township is a township in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,454 at the 2010 census.
Greenwood Township is in southern Crawford County, bordered to the south by Mercer County. It is bordered to the north by the Conneaut Outlet, a stream with associated wetlands flowing from Conneaut Lake towards French Creek, a tributary of the Allegheny River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.6 square miles (94.8 km2), of which 36.4 square miles (94.3 km2) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.5 km2), or 0.49%, is water. The township contains the unincorporated communities of Geneva in the north and Custards in the northeast.
Interstate 79 crosses the eastern side of the township, with access from Exit 141 (Pennsylvania Route 285) near Custards. U.S. Route 19, the Perry Highway, parallels I-79 to the west. From Exit 141, Meadville, the county seat, is 9 miles (14 km) to the north and Pittsburgh is 83 miles (134 km) to the south.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,487 people, 560 households, and 427 families residing in the township. The population density was 41.1 people per square mile (15.9/km²). There were 609 housing units at an average density of 16.8/sq mi (6.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.26% White, 0.20% African American, 0.20% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.07% from other races, and 0.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.20% of the population.
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