Winfield Township is a

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Butler County, Pennsylvania Butler County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is part of Western Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 193,763. Its county seat is Butler. Butler County was created on March 12, 1800, from part of Alleghe ...

, United States. The population was 3,365 at the 2020 census.

History

During its early years, Winfield Township was an agricultural and mining community in Butler County near the community of

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. It was established in 1796.

Geography

Winfield Township is located in southeastern Butler County, along the Armstrong County line. It includes the unincorporated communities of

, Lernerville, Marwood, West Winfield, and Dennys Mills. According to the

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, the township has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there were 3,585 people, 1,335 households, and 1,010 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,381 housing units at an average density of . The

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of the township was 99.08% White, 0.17% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races, and 0.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.28% of the population. There were 1,335 households, out of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.5% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.05. Within the township, the population was spread out, with 25.1% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males. The median income for a household in the township was $42,180, and the median income for a family was $47,442. Males had a median income of $35,946 compared with that of $20,862 for females. The

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for the township was $17,338. Approximately 4.6% of families and 6.0% of the population were living below the

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, including 7.5% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

Township websiteSaxonburg Area Business Association
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