Amwell Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania

Amwell Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania
Township
The Bailey Covered Bridge, a historic site in the township
Map of Washington County, Pennsylvania highlighting Amwell Township
Map of Washington County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Washington
Established	July 1, 1781
Government
• Type	Council
Area
• Total	44.8 sq mi (34 km²)
Population (2010)
• Total	3,960
• Density	88.3/sq mi (34/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	724

Amwell Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,960 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 44.8 square miles (116 km²), all of it land.

History

Amwell Township was one of the original 13 townships in Washington County. The 13 townships were formed July 1, 1781. Abner Howell was the first person elected to the office of justice of the peace.

The Martin's Mill Covered Bridge, Bailey Covered Bridge, Dager-Wonsettler Farmstead, Hughes Covered Bridge, and Moses Little Tavern are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[1]

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 3,960 people, 1,492 households, and 1,145 families residing in the township. The population density was 88.3 people per square mile (34.1/km²). There were 1,566 housing units at an average density of 34.9/sq mi (13.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.56% White, 0.61% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.08% Asian, and 0.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.18% of the population.

There were 1,492 households out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.2% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.2% were non-families. 19.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the township the population was spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $44,922, and the median income for a family was $48,623. Males had a median income of $34,618 versus $21,006 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,285. About 5.5% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.4% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.

References

↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

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Municipalities and communities of Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States

County seat: Washington

Cities	Monongahela Washington

Boroughs	Allenport Beallsville Bentleyville Burgettstown California Canonsburg Centerville Charleroi Claysville Coal Center Cokeburg Deemston Donora Dunlevy East Washington Elco Ellsworth Finleyville Green Hills Houston Long Branch Marianna McDonald‡ Midway New Eagle North Charleroi Roscoe Speers Stockdale Twilight West Brownsville West Middletown

Townships	Amwell Blaine Buffalo Canton Carroll Cecil Chartiers Cross Creek Donegal East Bethlehem East Finley Fallowfield Hanover Hopewell Independence Jefferson Morris Mount Pleasant North Bethlehem North Franklin North Strabane Nottingham Peters Robinson Smith Somerset South Franklin South Strabane Union West Bethlehem West Finley West Pike Run

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Unincorporated communities	Amity Blainsburg Cecil Condit Crossing Cool Valley Courtney Cracker Jack Fallowfield Florence Gambles Glyde Good Intent Hazel Kirk Laboratory Log Pile Lover Manifold McAdams North Fredericktown Old Concord P and W Patch Prosperity Raccoon Richeyville Scenery Hill Studa Venetia

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 40°05′12″N 80°12′28″W / 40.08667°N 80.20778°W / 40.08667; -80.20778

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