Salem Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

Salem Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Township
House at Hannastown Farm, a historic site in the township
Map of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Salem Township
Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Westmoreland County
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Westmoreland
Settled	1765
Incorporated	1788
Area
• Total	47.8 sq mi (124 km2)
• Land	47.1 sq mi (122 km2)
• Water	0.7 sq mi (2 km2)
Population (2000)
• Total	6,939
• Density	147.2/sq mi (56.8/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)

Salem Township is a township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,939 at the 2000 census.

Fairview Park, Hannastown Farm, and Slickville Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 47.8 square miles (123.8 km²), of which, 47.1 square miles (122.1 km²) of it is land and 0.7 square miles (1.7 km²) of it (1.40%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 6,939 people, 2,932 households, and 1,976 families residing in the township. The population density was 147.2 people per square mile (56.8/km²). There were 3,117 housing units at an average density of 66.1/sq mi (25.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.88% White, 1.21% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.04% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.16% of the population.

There were 2,932 households out of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.89.