Rostraver Township, Pennsylvania
| Rostraver Township, Pennsylvania | |
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The Old Concord School, built 1830
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 Map of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Rostraver Township |
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 Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Westmoreland County |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Westmoreland |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32.9 sq mi (85 km2) |
| • Land | 32.2 sq mi (83 km2) |
| • Water | 0.7 sq mi (2 km2) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 11,634 |
| • Density | 361.5/sq mi (139.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Website | http://www.rostraver.us |
Rostraver Township is a township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 11,634 at the 2000 census.
Rostraver Township is in the southwestern corner of Westmoreland County and is the location of the Household No. 1 Site, which was once occupied by a Monongahela village. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The name of the township has been traced back to Rostrevor, a seaside community in County Down, Ireland. It is known that some of the early settlers, such as the McClains, came from County Down so it is surmised that they probably named their new community out of affection for the native village and spelled it phonetically as Rostraver Unfortunately, they neglected to leave to posterity any record of having done so.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 32.9 square miles (85.2 km²), of which 32.2 square miles (83.4 km²) is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²; 2.13%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 11,634 people, 4,590 households, and 3,442 families residing in the township. The population density was 361.5 people per square mile (139.5/km²). There were 4,920 housing units at an average density of 152.9/sq mi (59.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.90% White, 1.94% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.16% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.52% of the population.
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