Fallowfield Township is a township in

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, United States. The population was 4,098 at the 2020 census.

History

Fallowfield is named for Lancelot Fallowfield, one of the first purchasers of land from

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. The John H. Nelson House was listed on the

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in 2000.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (0.19%) is water.

Surrounding neighborhoods

Fallowfield Township has nine land borders, including Carroll Township to the north,

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and

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to the east,

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and West Pike Run Township to the south, Bentleyville to the southwest, Somerset Township from the west to northwest and Nottingham Township to the north-northwest. A short segment of Fallowfield Township in the northeast corner runs adjacent with Monessen across the Monongahela River in Westmoreland County,

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 4,461 people, 1,765 households, and 1,313 families living in the township. The

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was 209.6 people per square mile (80.9/km²). There were 1,878 housing units at an average density of 88.2/sq mi (34.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.85%

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, 1.43%

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, 0.07% Native American, 0.16%

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, 0.07% from

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, and 0.43% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.63% of the population. There were 1,765 households, out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.6% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% were non-families. 22.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.92. In the township the population was spread out, with 18.4% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 20.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males. The median income for a household in the township was $41,943, and the median income for a family was $45,750. Males had a median income of $36,102 versus $29,159 for females. The

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for the township was $18,565. About 3.6% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the

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, including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.

References

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