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Penn Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania

Penn Township,
Butler County,
Pennsylvania
Township
Renfrew a small village in Penn Twp.
Renfrew a small village in Penn Twp.
Map of Butler County, Pennsylvania highlighting Penn Township
Map of Butler County, Pennsylvania highlighting Penn Township
Map of Butler County, Pennsylvania
Map of Butler County, Pennsylvania
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Butler
Settled 1797
Incorporated 1854
Area
 • Total 24.29 sq mi (62.91 km2)
 • Land 24.27 sq mi (62.86 km2)
 • Water 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Population (2010)
 • Total 5,071
 • Density 209/sq mi (80.7/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Website penntownship.org

Penn Township is a township in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,071 at the 2010 census.

Penn Township is located in southern Butler County and contains the unincorporated community of Nixon, a census-designated place. The unincorporated community of Renfrew is in the northwest corner of the township in the valley of Connoquenessing Creek.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 24.3 square miles (62.9 km2), of which 0.019 square miles (0.05 km2), or 0.07%, is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 5,210 people, 1,896 households, and 1,469 families residing in the township. The population density was 215.8 people per square mile (83.3/km²). There were 1,980 housing units at an average density of 82.0/sq mi (31.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.75% White, 0.25% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.54% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.04% from other races, and 0.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.42% of the population.

There were 1,896 households, out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.0% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.5% were non-families. 19.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.09.


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