Penn Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
| Penn Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania |
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Monument at the Bushy Run Battlefield
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 Map of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Penn Township |
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 Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Westmoreland County |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Westmoreland |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.5 sq mi (79 km2) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 19,591 |
| • Density | 641.7/sq mi (247.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Penn Township is a township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States.
The Bushy Run Battlefield was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966, and is designated a National Historic Landmark.
In 1957 Carnegie Mellon University chose the township for a new lab facility.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 30.5 square miles (79.1 km²), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 19,591 people, 6,874 households, and 5,698 families residing in the township. The population density was 641.7 people per square mile (247.8/km²). There were 7,089 housing units at an average density of 232.2/sq mi (89.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.57% White, 0.38% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.45% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.12% from other races, and 0.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.44% of the population.
There were 6,874 households out of which 39.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.1% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.1% were non-families. 15.2% 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 2.82 and the average family size was 3.15.
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