Muddy Creek Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania
| Muddy Creek Township, Pennsylvania | |
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| Township | |
Lake Arthur, Moraine State Park
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 Map of Butler County, Pennsylvania highlighting Muddy Creek Township |
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 Map of Butler County, Pennsylvania |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Butler |
| Settled | 1794 |
| Incorporated | 1804 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.4 sq mi (63.2 km2) |
| • Land | 22.4 sq mi (58.1 km2) |
| • Water | 2.0 sq mi (5.1 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,254 |
| • Density | 100/sq mi (38.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Website | www |
Muddy Creek Township is a township in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,254 at the 2010 census.
Muddy Creek Township is located along the western border of Butler County, with Lawrence County to the west. Muddy Creek, a tributary of Slippery Rock Creek, forms the northern boundary of the township. The creek is impounded in the township to form Lake Arthur, surrounded by Moraine State Park.
The township surrounds the borough of Portersville but is separate from it. The unincorporated community of Lake Arthur Estates, a census-designated place, is in the northwest part of the township.
Interstate 79 passes through the township north to south with access from Exit 96 (Portersville) and Exit 99 (U.S. Route 422, the Benjamin Franklin Highway). U.S. Route 19 also crosses the township, roughly parallel to I-79.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 24.4 square miles (63.2 km2), of which 22.4 square miles (58.1 km2) is land and 2.0 square miles (5.1 km2), or 8.08%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,267 people, 901 households, and 658 families residing in the township. The population density was 103.9 people per square mile (40.1/km²). There were 941 housing units at an average density of 43.1/sq mi (16.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.50% White, 0.18% African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.09% from other races, and 0.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.44% of the population.
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