North Franklin Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,826 at the 2020 census.

History

The

LeMoyne Crematory The LeMoyne Crematory was the first crematory in the United States. Francis Julius LeMoyne had it built in 1876 on his own land, perched atop a location known locally as Gallow's Hill in North Franklin Township near Washington, Pennsylvania. The ...

and

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are listed on the

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Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of 7.4 square miles (19.3 km²), of which, 7.3 square miles (18.9 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²) of it (2.42%) is water.

Demographics

At the 2000 census there were 4,818 people, 1,964 households, and 1,325 families living in the township. The population density was 662.2 people per square mile (255.5/km²). There were 2,052 housing units at an average density of 282.0/sq mi (108.8/km²). The

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of the township was 96.35% White, 2.41% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 0.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.35%. Of the 1,964 households 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 29.5% of households were one person and 18.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.88. The age distribution was 20.4% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 24.8% 65 or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 82.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.8 males. The median household income was $37,516 and the median family income was $51,097. Males had a median income of $38,750 versus $25,672 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,654. About 7.0% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the

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, including 11.0% of those under age 18 and 18.1% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

North Franklin Township website
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