Washington Township is a

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Armstrong County, Pennsylvania Armstrong County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 65,558. The county seat is Kittanning. The county was organized on March 12, 1800, from parts of Allegheny, Westmoreland and Lycomin ...

, United States. The population was 898 at the 2020 census, a decrease from 923 at the 2010 census.

History

The Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 8 and Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 9 are listed on the

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. Washington Township appears in the 1876 Atlas of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.

Geography

Washington Township is located in northern Armstrong County. It is bordered by the

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to the north and east, and it touches

Clarion County Clarion County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 37,241. Its county seat is Clarion. The county was formed on March 11, 1839, from parts of Venango and Armstrong counties. Clarion Cou ...

along its northernmost edge. According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 3.83%, is water.

Recreation

A portion of the

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is located in Washington Township, as well as the Washington Township Memorial Park.

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there were 1,029 people, 389 households, and 296 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 695 housing units at an average density of . The

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of the township was 99.42% White, 0.10% African American, 0.29% Pacific Islander, 0.10% from other races, and 0.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.29% of the population. There were 389 households, out of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.3% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.08. The township median age of 40 years was the same as the county median age of 40 years. The distribution by age group was 25.6% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 99.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.0 males. The median income for a household in the township was $26,833, and the median income for a family was $32,313. Males had a median income of $26,000 versus $19,792 for females. The

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for the township was $14,977. About 12.3% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the

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, including 16.5% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.

Cemeteries

*Bowser Cemetery *Brush Valley Cemetery *Fair Cemetery *John Cemetery *Limestone Church of God Cemetery *Saint Marks Lutheran Church Cemetery *Sherrett Cemetery *Toy Cemetery *Wattersonville United Methodist Cemetery

References

{{Armstrong County, Pennsylvania Populated places established in 1771 Townships in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania