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North Franklin Township, Pennsylvania
North Franklin Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,826 at the 2020 census. History The LeMoyne Crematory and Trinity High School are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 7.4 square miles (19.3 km2), of which, 7.3 square miles (18.9 km2) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km2) of it (2.42%) is water. Demographics At the 2000 census there were 4,818 people, 1,964 households, and 1,325 families living in the township. The population density was 662.2 people per square mile (255.5/km2). There were 2,052 housing units at an average density of 282.0/sq mi (108.8/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 96.35% White, 2.41% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 0.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.35%. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Township (Pennsylvania)
Under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a township is the lowest level of municipal incorporation of government. All of Pennsylvania's community, communities outside of incorporated local government in Pennsylvania#City, cities, borough (Pennsylvania), boroughs, and Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania#History, one town has been incorporated into a township which serves as the legal entity providing local self-government functions. In general, townships in Pennsylvania encompass larger land areas than other Municipality, municipalities, and tend to be located in suburban, exurban, or rural parts of the commonwealth. As with other incorporated municipalities in Pennsylvania, townships exist within local government in Pennsylvania#County, counties and are subordinate to or dependent upon the county level of government. History The creation of townships within Pennsylvania dates to the seventeenth century and the colonial period. Much of the province of Pennsylvania was occupied by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
