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West Penn Township, Pennsylvania
West Penn Township is a township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,383 in the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 58.2 square miles (150.7 km2), of which 58.0 square miles (150.2 km2) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.6 km2) (0.38%) is water. It extends from Blue Mountain (Pennsylvania), Blue Mountain in the south to the border of Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, Tamaqua in the north and from the Carbon County, Pennsylvania, Carbon County border in the east to the Little Schuylkill River in the west, which drains a part of its area. A sizable portion of West Penn is drained into the Lehigh River via the Mahoning Creek (Lehigh River), Mahoning and Lizard Creek (Pennsylvania), Lizard Creeks, which both originate in the township. West Penn is the largest township in Schuylkill County. The numbered state route ... [...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] |
