Sugarcreek Township, Pennsylvania
| Sugarcreek Township, Pennsylvania | |
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| Township | |
St. Patrick's Catholic Church, built 1805
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 Map of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania highlighting Sugarcreek Township |
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 Map of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Armstrong |
| Settled | 1800 |
| Incorporated | 1806 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 26.7 sq mi (69.1 km2) |
| • Land | 26.7 sq mi (69.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,539 |
| • Density | 58/sq mi (22.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Sugarcreek Township is a township in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,539 at the 2010 census.
Sugarcreek Township and most of the surrounding areas were originally settled in the early 18th century by emigrants from Ireland.
St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Sugarcreek Township is located in northwest Armstrong County. Its western border is the Butler County line, and it touches the Allegheny River at its northeast corner.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 26.7 square miles (69.1 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,557 people, 523 households, and 403 families residing in the township. The population density was 57.6 people per square mile (22.2/km²). There were 570 housing units at an average density of 21.1/sq mi (8.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.07% White, 1.67% African American, 0.06% Native American, and 0.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.51% of the population.
There were 523 households, out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.7% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 2.99.
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