St. Clair Township, Pennsylvania | |
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Township | |
The Laurel Hill Furnace, a historic landmark in St. Clair Township
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Map of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Highlighting St. Clair Township |
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Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Westmoreland County |
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Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Westmoreland |
Settled | 1776 |
Incorporated | 1856 |
Area | |
• Total | 28.7 sq mi (74 km2) |
• Land | 28.4 sq mi (74 km2) |
• Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 1,398 |
• Density | 49.3/sq mi (19.0/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
St. Clair Township is a township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,398 at the 2000 census.
The Squirrel Hill Site, an archaeological site and the location of a former Monongahela village, is located in St. Clair Township near the borough of New Florence. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places along with the Laurel Hill Furnace.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 28.7 square miles (74.4 km²), of which, 28.4 square miles (73.5 km²) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²) of it (1.32%) is water.
As of the 2010 census, there were 1,518 people living in St. Clair township, in 634 households (including 446 families). The average household size was 2.39 people. In the census, 98.4 percent of the population identified as white, with 0.5 percent Asian, 0.3 percent African American or black, and 0.2 percent Alaskan or Native American. The remainder identified as multiracial or some other race. 1 percent identified as Latino or Hispanic.
Previously, in the census of 2000, there were 1,398 people, 568 households, and 408 families residing in the township. The population density was 49.3 people per square mile (19.0/km²). There were 665 housing units at an average density of 23.5/sq mi (9.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.43% White, 0.57% from other races, and 1.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.07% of the population. The median age was 44.4 years for males and 44.5 years for females.