North Union Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
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The Summit Hotel atop Chestnut Ridge
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 Location of North Union Township in Fayette County |
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 Location of Fayette County in Pennsylvania |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Fayette |
| Established | May 11, 1851 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 39.03 sq mi (101.09 km2) |
| • Land | 39.02 sq mi (101.06 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 12,728 |
| • Density | 326/sq mi (125.9/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-4) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 724 |
| Website | northuniontownship-pa |
North Union Township is a township in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 12,728 at the 2010 census, down from 14,140 at the 2000 census. The Laurel Highlands School District serves the township.
Unincorporated communities within the township include Oliver, Phillips, Lemont Furnace, Mount Braddock, Jumonville, East Uniontown, Coolspring, West Leisenring, Bethelboro, Youngstown, Percy, Mount Independence, Morgan, Evans Manor, and part of Hopwood.
North Union Township was formed from Union Township in 1851.
Union Township was created in 1783, one of Fayette County's original townships. The borough of Uniontown was taken from it in 1796, and a part of Wharton Township was added to it in 1802. In 1851 Union Township was split along the National Road into North Union and South Union townships. A portion of Franklin Township was added to North Union in 1872.
The Oak Hill Estate, Springer Farm, and Summit Hotel are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
North Union Township is in the center of Fayette County. It is bordered to the southwest by the city of Uniontown, the county seat. U.S. Route 119 crosses the northern part of the township, leading northeast to Connellsville and southwest to Morgantown, West Virginia. U.S. Route 40, the National Road, forms the southwest border of the township, except where the highway passes through Uniontown; US 40 leads southeast to Cumberland, Maryland, and northwest to Washington, Pennsylvania. The Mon–Fayette Expressway interchanges with US 119 in the Oliver part of the township, just north of Uniontown; the expressway leads northwest to Centerville and southwest to Morgantown.
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