Sewickley Township, Pennsylvania

Sewickley Township, Pennsylvania
Township
Sewickley Avenue in Herminie
Map of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Sewickley Township
Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Westmoreland County
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Westmoreland
Settled	1778
Incorporated	1835
Area
• Total	26.8 sq mi (69 km2)
• Land	26.6 sq mi (69 km2)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,587
• Estimate (2016)	5,820
• Density	225.4/sq mi (87.0/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	42-129-69392
Website	http://www.sewickleytownship.org

Sewickley Township is a township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,996 at the 2010 census.

The Bells Mills Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 26.8 square miles (69.5 km²), of which, 26.6 square miles (68.9 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²) of it (0.75%) is water.

As of the census of 2010, there were 5,996 people, 2,524 households, and 1,722 families residing in the township. The population density was 225.4 people per square mile (87.0/km²). There were 2,766 housing units at an average density of 104.0/sq mi (40.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.46% White, 0.37% African American, 0.31% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.66% of the population.

There were 2,524 households out of which 24.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.0% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.8% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the township the population was spread out with 19.9% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 20 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 32.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males.