Wilmington Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania

Wilmington Township
Township
Banks Covered Bridge (1889) National Register of Historic Places
Location of Wilmington Township in Lawrence County
Location of Lawrence County in Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Lawrence County
Established	1798
Area
• Total	20.0 sq mi (52 km2)
Population (2010)
• Total	2,715
• Density	140/sq mi (52/km2)
Time zone	EST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	724

Wilmington Township is a township in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,715 at the 2010 census.

Wilmington was established as a township in February 1846 by combining parts of Neshannock Township in Lawrence County with parts of Lackawannock Township in Mercer County. The borough of New Wilmington is an incorporated enclave within the township.

Banks Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 20.0 square miles (51.9 km²), of which 20.0 square miles (51.9 km²) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²), or 0.10%, is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,760 people, 949 households, and 755 families residing in the township. The population density was 137.8 people per square mile (53.2/km²). There were 991 housing units at an average density of 49.5/sq mi (19.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.20% White, 0.29% African American, 0.04% Native American, 0.04% Asian, 0.07% from other races, and 0.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.54% of the population.