Kiskiminetas Township, Pennsylvania | |
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Township | |
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Map of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania highlighting Kiskiminetas Township |
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Map of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania |
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Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Armstrong |
Settled | 1773 |
Incorporated | 1831 |
Area | |
• Total | 41.0 sq mi (106.3 km2) |
• Land | 40.7 sq mi (105.3 km2) |
• Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 11,771 |
• Estimate (2016) | 4,597 |
• Density | 118/sq mi (45.6/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
FIPS code | 42-005-39968 |
Kiskiminetas Township is a township in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,800 at the 2010 census making it the most populous township or borough in the county.
Kiskiminetas is derived from a Native American language meaning "make daylight".
The township is located at the southern tip of Armstrong County, bounded to the southwest by the Kiskiminetas River, a tributary of the Allegheny River. It is bordered by the boroughs of Apollo and North Apollo to the west.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 41.0 square miles (106.3 km2), of which 40.7 square miles (105.3 km2) is land and 0.35 square miles (0.9 km2), or 0.89%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,950 people, 1,931 households, and 1,457 families residing in the township. The population density was 121.5 people per square mile (46.9/km²). There were 2,074 housing units at an average density of 50.9/sq mi (19.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.28% White, 0.48% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.28% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.51% of the population.