Richland Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Richland Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Township
Municipal Building at 4019 Dickey Rd, Gibsonia, PA
Location in Allegheny County and state of Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Allegheny
Incorporated	1788
Government
• Type	Council
• Chairman	Herbert C. Dankmyer
Population (2010)
• Total	11,100
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	412, 724

Richland Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 11,100 at the 2010 census.

The township was named for its fertile soil.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 14.6 square miles (37.7 km²), all of it land.

As of the census of 2000, there were 9,231 people, 3,353 households, and 2,491 families residing in the township. The population density was 634.3 people per square mile (245.0/km²). There were 3,508 housing units at an average density of 241.0 per square mile (93.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.31% White, 0.47% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 0.14% from other races, and 0.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.65% of the population.

There were 3,353 households, out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.0% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.7% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the township the population was spread out, with 27.8% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males.