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Harmar Township is a
township
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in
Allegheny County,
Pennsylvania
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,
United States
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. The population was 3,136 at the
2020 census.
The township was named after
Harmar Denny, a U.S. congressman and son of
Ebenezer Denny
Ebenezer Denny (March 11, 1761July 21, 1822) was a soldier during the American Revolutionary War whose journal is one of the most frequently quoted accounts of the surrender of the British at the siege of Yorktown. Denny later served as the first M ...
.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 7.45%, is water.
Streams
Harmar Township is entirely in the
Allegheny River drainage basin
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and contains one undeveloped
state park,
Allegheny Islands State Park
Allegheny Islands State Park is a Pennsylvania state park in Harmar Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The undeveloped park is composed of three alluvial islands located in the middle of the Allegheny River north ...
, on three
alluvial
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islands in the Allegheny River.
Deer Creek flows through the township; it joins the Allegheny at Harmar.
Government and Politics
Surrounding and adjacent neighborhoods
Harmar Township has six land borders, including
Indiana Township to the north,
Frazer Township to the northeast,
Springdale Township and
Cheswick to the east,
O'Hara Township to the southwest and
Fox Chapel
Fox Chapel is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA, and is an affluent suburb of Pittsburgh located northeast of downtown. The borough continually garners national prominence and is home to many of the wealthiest and most powerful p ...
to the west.
Bordering the Allegheny River, Harmar runs adjacent with
Oakmont to the south (with a direct link via Hulton Bridge) and
Plum to the south and southeast.
Demographics
![Allegheny Islands State Park, C](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5b/Allegheny_Islands_State_Park%2C_C.W._Bill_Young_Lock_and_Dam.jpg)
At the
2000 census there were 3,242 people, 1,522 households, and 882 families living in the township. The population density was 543.3 people per square mile (209.7/km). There were 1,637 housing units at an average density of 274.3/sq mi (105.9/km). The
racial makeup
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of the township was 97.75% White, 0.68% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.99% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 0.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.56%.
There were 1,522 households, 19.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.7% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.0% were non-families. 37.1% of households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.75.
The age distribution was 17.1% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 22.5% 65 or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males.
The median household income was $38,625 and the median family income was $50,054. Males had a median income of $35,731 versus $28,455 for females. The per capita income for the township was $24,486. About 6.3% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 14.8% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.
References
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Pittsburgh metropolitan area
Townships in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Townships in Pennsylvania