Patterson Township | |
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Township | |
Along Darlington Road in Patterson Township
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Location in Beaver County and state of Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates: 40°44′48″N 80°19′56″W / 40.74667°N 80.33222°WCoordinates: 40°44′48″N 80°19′56″W / 40.74667°N 80.33222°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Beaver |
Incorporated | 1845 |
Area | |
• Total | 1.64 sq mi (4.25 km2) |
• Land | 1.64 sq mi (4.24 km2) |
• Water | 0.008 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 5,488 |
• Estimate (2016) | 2,944 |
• Density | 1,852/sq mi (714.9/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
FIPS code | 42-007-58375 |
Website | www |
Patterson Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,029 at the 2010 census.
Patterson Township is located in north-central Beaver County at 40°44′48″N 80°19′56″W / 40.74667°N 80.33222°W (40.746765, -80.332348). It is bordered by White Township to the north, Beaver Falls and Patterson Heights to the east, New Brighton to the east across the Beaver River, Fallston to the southeast, Brighton Township to the southwest, and Chippewa Township to the west.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 1.64 square miles (4.25 km2), of which 0.006 square miles (0.015 km2), or 0.35%, is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 3,029 people, 1,483 households, and 890 families residing in the township. The population density was 1,903.1 people per square mile (734.7/km²). There were 1,332 housing units at an average density of 792.9/sq mi (306.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.40% White, 1.47% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.03% from other races, and 0.88% from two or more races. 0.66% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.