Springhill Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
| Springhill Township | |
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| Township | |
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 Location of Springhill Township in Fayette County |
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 Location of Fayette County in Pennsylvania |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Fayette |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.3 sq mi (88.8 km2) |
| • Land | 33.8 sq mi (87.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,907 |
| • Density | 86/sq mi (33.2/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-4) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 724 |
Springhill Township is a township in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,907 at the 2010 census. The Albert Gallatin Area School District serves the region.
Unincorporated communities in the township include Friendship Heights, White House, McKinley Hill, Sprucetown, Nilan, and Gans.
Albert Gallatin's Friendship Hill home is located in the township and is maintained as the Friendship Hill National Historic Site.
Springhill Township was named after Spring Hill, Augusta County, Virginia, by a settler originally from that place.
Springhill Township occupies the southwest corner of Fayette County. It is bordered to the south by the state of West Virginia and to the west, across the Monongahela River, by Greene County, Pennsylvania. The borough of Point Marion, a separate municipality, is located along the western edge of the township at the confluence of the Monongahela and the Cheat River. Georges Creek, a tributary of the Monongahela, forms the northern boundary of the township.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.3 square miles (88.8 km2), of which 33.8 square miles (87.5 km2) is land and 0.50 square miles (1.3 km2), or 1.49%, is water.Chestnut Ridge crosses the southeast corner of the township, with a high point of 2,545 feet (776 m) above sea level.
U.S. Route 119 crosses the township, leading northeast to Uniontown, the county seat, and southwest to Morgantown, West Virginia. The Mon–Fayette Expressway crosses the eastern part of the township, also connecting Uniontown and Morgantown. Access within the township is from Exit 2 (Gans Road).
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