Cecil Township is a
township
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in
Washington County, Pennsylvania
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, United States. It is a suburb in the
Pittsburgh metropolitan area
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. The population was 14,609 at the 2020 census.
The township contains the
Southpointe suburban business park; companies based there include
Ansys,
Consol Energy
Consol Energy Inc. is an American energy company with interests in coal headquartered in the suburb of Cecil Township, in the Southpointe complex, just outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It employs more than 1,600 people.
In 2017, Consol form ...
,
Millcraft Industries and
Mylan
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. Cecil Township is served by the
Canon-McMillan School District.
History
The
Stephenson-Campbell House was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 2002.
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 0.27% is water.
Villages within Cecil Township
Bishop, Cowden, Gladden Heights,
Hendersonville,
Lawrence, Laurel Hill, Murray Hill,
Muse
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, Van Emman, Venice
Surrounding neighborhoods
Cecil Township has eight borders, including
McDonald to the north-northwest,
Robinson Township to the northwest,
Mount Pleasant Township to the west and west-southwest,
Chartiers Township to the southwest,
Canonsburg to the south,
North Strabane Township to the south-southeast,
Peters Township to the east, and
South Fayette Township (Allegheny County) to the north.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 9,756 people, 3,794 households, and 2,879 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 4,005 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 81.42%
White
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, 15.58%
African American
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, 0.08%
Native American, 2.25%
Asian, 0.04%
Pacific Islander
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, 0.13% from
other races, and 0.50% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race were 0.53% of the population.
There were 3,794 households, out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.0% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.1% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the township the population was spread out, with 23.3% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $50,616, and the median income for a family was $54,562. Males had a median income of $42,232 versus $27,857 for females. The
per capita income
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In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...
for the township was $22,340. About 4.4% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 5.3% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.
Notable people
*
Ray Kemp, professional football player
*
Archie Strimel, soccer goalkeeper
References
External links
Township website
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Townships in Washington County, Pennsylvania