Halfmoon Township, Pennsylvania
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Municipal offices and library on SR 550
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 Map of Centre County, Pennsylvania highlighting Halfmoon Township |
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 Map of Centre County, Pennsylvania |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Centre |
| Settled | 1784 |
| Incorporated | 1801 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Board of Supervisors |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.6 sq mi (61.1 km2) |
| • Land | 23.6 sq mi (61.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,667 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 2,792 |
| • Density | 113/sq mi (43.6/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 42-027-31992 |
| Website | www |
Halfmoon Township is a township in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,667 at the 2010 census, which is a 13.2% increase since the 2000 census.
Half Moon was first settled in 1784 by Abraham Elder, who came from Franklin County. He found an abandoned cabin and stayed there for the summer. The following fall, Elder returned to his family in Franklin County, and they returned in the spring of 1785, along with Elder's brother, David.
The Abraham Elder Stone House and George Wilson Homestead are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Elder stone house on SR 550
Wilson homestead
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 23.6 square miles (61.1 km2), all of it land.
Halfmoon Township is bordered by Taylor and Worth townships to the northwest, Patton Township to the northeast, Ferguson Township to the southeast and Huntingdon County to the southwest.
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