Monongahela Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania
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Houses in the community of Glassworks
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 Location of Monongahela Township in Greene County |
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 Location of Greene County in Pennsylvania |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Greene |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.6 sq mi (45.6 km2) |
| • Land | 17.5 sq mi (45.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.5 sq mi (1.4 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,572 |
| • Density | 90/sq mi (34.8/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-4) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 724 |
| FIPS code | 42-059-50400 |
Monongahela Township is a township in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,572 at the 2010 census, down from 1,714 at the 2000 census.
Monongahela Township is the location of a prehistoric petroglyph site known as the "Sugar Grove Petroglyphs". Created by an unknown pre-Columbian indigenous people, the petroglyphs are an archaeological site, and they have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Glassworks-Gabler House, Glassworks-Core House, John Minor Crawford House, and Reppert-Gabler House are also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Monongahela Township is in eastern Greene County, bordered on the east by the Monongahela River, which forms the Fayette County line. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 18.0 square miles (46.6 km2), of which 17.5 square miles (45.2 km2) is land and 0.54 square miles (1.4 km2), or 3.05%, is water.
Unincorporated communities within the township include Alicia, Sigsbee, Mapletown, Glassworks, Penn Pitt, Fieldsons Crossroads, Maple Hill, and Poland Mines. The borough of Greensboro, a separate municipality, borders the southeastern part of the township next to the Monongahela River.
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