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Stewart Township, Pennsylvania

Stewart Township
Township
Fallingwater is in Stewart Township.
Fallingwater is in Stewart Township.
Location of Stewart Township in Fayette County
Location of Stewart Township in Fayette County
Location of Fayette County in Pennsylvania
Location of Fayette County in Pennsylvania
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Fayette
Area
 • Total 19.7 sq mi (51.1 km2)
 • Land 19.5 sq mi (50.6 km2)
 • Water 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Population (2010)
 • Total 731
 • Density 15/sq mi (5.6/km2)
Time zone EST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 724

Stewart Township is a township in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The population was 731 at the 2010 census.

Stonerville and Kaufmann are the only villages in this very rural township, which is served by the Uniontown Area School District.

Two U.S.National Historic Landmarks are in Stewart Township. They are Fallingwater and Kentuck Knob. Both were designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and are available for touring.

Stewart Township is on the eastern side of Fayette County, bordered to the east by Somerset County. The borough of Ohiopyle is at the center of the township but is a separate municipality. The Youghiogheny River flows through the township from southeast to north.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 50.9 square miles (131.8 km2), of which 50.4 square miles (130.5 km2) is land and 0.46 square miles (1.2 km2), or 0.93%, is water.

Pennsylvania Route 381 crosses the township, passing through Ohiopyle and leading northeast to Normalville and southwest to Farmington.

Two homes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright are located in Stewart Township and are on the National Register of Historic Places.


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