Wharton Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
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| Township | |
Reconstruction of Fort Necessity
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 Location of Wharton 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 | 91.8 sq mi (237.7 km2) |
| • Land | 91.6 sq mi (237.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,575 |
| • Density | 39/sq mi (15.1/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-4) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 724 |
| Website | whartontownship |
Wharton Township is a township in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,575 at the 2010 census, down from 4,145 at the 2000 census. The Uniontown Area School District serves the region.
Farmington, Deer Lake, Elliotsville, Chalkhill, and Gibbon Glade are communities in the township.
Downer Tavern, Fayette-Springs Hotel, Fort Necessity National Battlefield, Rush House, and Wharton Furnace are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The township is in southern Fayette County, bordered to the south by Preston County, West Virginia. U.S. Route 40, the National Road, crosses the township, leading southeast to Cumberland, Maryland, and northwest to Uniontown, the Fayette County seat. Chestnut Ridge forms the western border of the township, with the highest point reaching 2,778 feet (847 m) above sea level.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 91.8 square miles (237.7 km2), of which 91.6 square miles (237.3 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km2), or 0.19%, is water.
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