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Penn Township (other)
Penn Township may refer to the following townships in the United States: Illinois * Penn Township, Shelby County, Illinois * Penn Township, Stark County, Illinois Indiana * Penn Township, Jay County, Indiana * Penn Township, Parke County, Indiana * Penn Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana Iowa * Penn Township, Guthrie County, Iowa * Penn Township, Jefferson County, Iowa * Penn Township, Johnson County, Iowa * Penn Township, Madison County, Iowa Kansas * Penn Township, Osborne County, Kansas Michigan * Penn Township, Michigan Minnesota * Penn Township, McLeod County, Minnesota Missouri * Penn Township, Sullivan County, Missouri Ohio * Penn Township, Highland County, Ohio * Penn Township, Morgan County, Ohio Oklahoma * Penn Township, Woods County, Oklahoma * Penn Township, Woodward County, Oklahoma Pennsylvania * Penn Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania * Penn Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania * Penn Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania * Penn Township, Chester ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Township (United States)
A township in some states of the United States is a small geographic area. The term is used in three ways. #A survey township is simply a geographic reference used to define property location for deeds and grants as surveyed and platted by the General Land Office (GLO). A survey township is nominally six by six miles square, or 23,040 acres. #A civil township is a unit of local government, generally a civil division of a County (United States), county. Counties are the primary divisional entities in many U.S. states, states, thus the powers and organization of townships varies from state to state. Civil townships are generally given a name, sometimes written with the included abbreviation "Twp". #A charter township, found only in the state of Michigan, is similar to a civil township. Provided certain conditions are met, a charter township is mostly exempt from annexation to contiguous cities or villages, and carries additional rights and responsibilities of home rule. Survey towns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penn Township, Michigan
Penn Township is a civil township of Cass County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,774 at the 2010 census. Penn Township is the location of the Bonine House, a lookout post on the Underground Railroad, on the corner of M-60 and Penn Road. Vandalia, located within Penn Township, also was affiliated with the Underground Railroad. Communities *Geneva was platted in 1831. It was the county seat at the time but not for much longer. The area is now known as Shore Acres. Geography Penn Township is located just northeast of the center of Cass County. The village of Vandalia is in the southeast part of the township. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 5.18%, is water. Diamond Lake in the southwest and Donnell Lake in the southeast are the two largest lakes in the township. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,902 people, 747 households, and 560 families residing in the township. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penn Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Penn Township is a township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States, established on October 23, 1860 from Upper Dickinson Township. The population was 2,924 at the 2010 census. Geography Penn Township is in west-central Cumberland County. The northern two-thirds of the township are in the Cumberland Valley, while the southern third extends up the slopes of South Mountain. Yellow Breeches Creek, a tributary of the Susquehanna River, flows from west to east across the center of the township. U.S. Route 11 forms the northern border of the township, and Interstate 81 runs parallel to it across the northern part of the township, with access from Exit 37 (Pennsylvania Route 233). The township contains the unincorporated communities of Centerville, Cumminstown, Hockersville, Hays Grove, Longsdorf, Huntsdale, Brushtown, and Cobblesville. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.23%, is water. Demographic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penn Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
Penn Township is a township in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,203 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 25.3 square miles (65.6 km2), of which 25.3 square miles (65.5 km2) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km2) (0.12%) is water. Communities *Hepburnia *Irishtown *Stronach *Walltown Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,326 people, 514 households, and 391 families living in the township. The population density was . There were 568 housing units at an average density of 22.5/sq mi (8.7/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 99.47% White, 0.08% African American, 0.08% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 0.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.30% of the population. There were 514 households, out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were married couples li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penn Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Penn Township is a township that is located in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is home to the Nursery Capital of Pennsylvania and was the site of Sunset Park, one of country music's most popular venues. The population was 5,364 at the time of the 2010 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has an area of , all land. Demographics At the time of the 2010 census, the township was 86.3% non-Hispanic White, 2.9% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 1.6% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, and 1.1% were defined as two or more races. 8.1% of the population was of Hispanic or Latino ancestry. According to the 2000 census there were 2,812 people, 1,026 households, and 759 families living in the township. The population density was . There were 1,093 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 93.24% White, 2.67% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.32% Asia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penn Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania
Penn Township is a township in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,214 at the 2020 census. Poe Valley State Park is in Penn Township. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which , or 0.07%, is water. Penn Township is bordered by Miles Township to the north, Haines Township to the east, Mifflin County to the south and Gregg Township to the west and north. The township also surrounds the separate borough of Millheim and is part of the Penns Valley region of Centre County. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,044 people, 359 households, and 287 families residing in the township. The population density was 37.1 people per square mile (14.3/km). There were 533 housing units at an average density of 18.9/sq mi (7.3/km). The racial makeup of the township was 98.18% White, 0.57% African American, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penn Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania
Penn Township is a township that is located in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,987 at the time of the 2020 census. Geography Penn Township is located in southern Butler County and contains the unincorporated community of Nixon, a census-designated place. The unincorporated community of Renfrew is located in the northwestern corner of the township in the valley of Connoquenessing Creek. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which , or 0.07%, is water. Demographics As of the 2000 census, there were 5,210 people, 1,896 households, and 1,469 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,980 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 98.75% White, 0.25% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.54% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.04% from other races, and 0.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.42% of the pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penn Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Penn Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,949 at the 2010 census. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 19.1 square miles (49.4 km), of which 18.6 square miles (48.1 km) is land and 0.5 square mile (1.3 km) (2.57%) is water. Adjacent townships * Upper Tulpehocken Township (northwest) * Upper Bern Township (north) * Centre Township (northeast) * Bern Township (southeast) * Lower Heidelberg Township (far south) * North Heidelberg Township (southwest) * Jefferson Township (west) The borough of Bernville lies between Penn Township and Jefferson Township. Demographics At the 2000 census, there were 1,993 people, 714 households, and 571 families living in the township. The population density was . There were 744 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 97.39% White, 0.75% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woodward County, Oklahoma
Woodward County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, the population was 20,081. Its county seat is Woodward, Oklahoma, Woodward. Woodward County comprises the Woodward, OK Micropolitan Statistical Area. Woodward County was originally known as "N" County and was composed of present-day Woodward County and portions of Harper, Ellis, and Woods County. Before its division at statehood, Woodward County, then 60 miles square, was the westernmost county of the Cherokee Outlet and adjoined Texas and the Oklahoma Panhandle on the west and Kansas on the north. Political pressure applied by William H. Murray during Oklahoma's Constitutional Convention resulted in the reduction of the size of Woodward County to its present boundaries. It is unknown exactly whom the county (and the town) is named after, but the two leading candidates are Brinton W. Woodward, a Santa Fe railway director, or Richard Woodw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woods County, Oklahoma
Woods County is a county located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 8,878. Its county seat is Alva. The county is named after Samuel Newitt Wood, a renowned Kansas populist.Reichenberger, Donovan"Woods County,"''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'', Oklahoma Historical Society, 2009. Accessed April 5, 2015. History The Burnham site in Woods County is a pre-Clovis site, that is, an archaeological site dating before 11,000 years ago. The region of Woods County, Oklahoma, was home to the Antelope Creek Phase of Southern Plains Villagers, a precontact culture of Native Americans, who are related to the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes. An early European explorer of the area now contained within Woods County was George C. Sibley, who traveled through in 1811. He visited a salt formation near the present town of Freedom, Oklahoma, then followed the Mountain Fork of the Arkansas River southeastward to the Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penn Township, Morgan County, Ohio
Penn Township is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 656 people in the township. Geography Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Malta Township - north * Windsor Township - east * Marion Township - south * Union Township - west No municipalities are located in Penn Township. Name and history Statewide, the only other Penn Township is located in Highland County. Government The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penn Township, Highland County, Ohio
Penn Township is one of the seventeen townships of Highland County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,542. Geography Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Fairfield Township - northeast * Paint Township - southeast * Liberty Township - south * Union Township - southwest * Green Township, Clinton County - northwest No municipalities are located in Penn Township. Name and history Statewide, the only other Penn Township is located in Morgan County. Government The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
