Somerset Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania
| Somerset Township | |
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 Location of Somerset Township in Washington County |
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 Location of Washington County in Pennsylvania |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Washington County |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32.2 sq mi (83 km2) |
| • Land | 32.1 sq mi (83 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,684 |
| • Density | 83/sq mi (32/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-4) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 724 |
Somerset Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,684 at the 2010 census.
The Huffman Distillery and Chopping Mill and Cerl Wright Covered Bridge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 32.2 square miles (83.3 km²), of which, 32.1 square miles (83.1 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (0.25%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,701 people, 1,051 households, and 810 families residing in the township. The population density was 84.2 people per square mile (32.5/km²). There were 1,126 housing units at an average density of 35.1/sq mi (13.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.04% White, 0.19% African American, 0.07% Asian, 0.26% from other races, and 0.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.41% of the population.
There were 1,051 households out of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.5% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 19.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.94.
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