Miles Township, Pennsylvania
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A farm in Miles Township
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 Map of Centre County, Pennsylvania highlighting Miles Township |
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 Map of Centre County, Pennsylvania |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Centre |
| Settled | 1791 |
| Incorporated | 1797 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 62.5 sq mi (162.0 km2) |
| • Land | 62.5 sq mi (162.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,983 |
| • Density | 32/sq mi (12.2/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Miles Township is a township in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,983 at the 2010 census, up from 1,573 at the 2000 census. Miles Township and nearby Milesburg were named after Colonel Samuel Miles, who co-owned the Centre Furnace, along with Colonel John Patton.
Centre Mills, Simon Pickle Stone House, and the Rebersburg Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 62.5 square miles (162.0 km2), all of it land.
Miles Township is bordered by Clinton County to the north, Union County to the east, Haines and Penn townships to the south, Gregg Township to the west, and Walker Township to the northwest. It is part of the Penns Valley region of Centre County, bordered by the long ridges of Shriner Mountain to the south and Nittany Mountain to the north.
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