Georges Township is a

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Fayette County, Pennsylvania Fayette County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located in southwestern Pennsylvania, adjacent to Maryland and West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 128,804. Its county seat is Uniontown. The county wa ...

, United States. The population was 6,346 at the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 6,612 tabulated in 2010. It is served by the Albert Gallatin Area School District. Collier, Newcomer, Oliphant Furnace, Haydentown, Ruble Mill, York Run, Shoaf, Amend, and Highhouse are villages within the township.

History

The Shoaf Historic District was listed on the

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in 1994.

Geography

Georges Township is in southwestern Fayette County. It surrounds the boroughs of Fairchance (near the center of the township) and Smithfield (in the southwest). Pennsylvania Route 43 (the Mon–Fayette Expressway), U.S. Route 119, and Pennsylvania Route 857 cross the township, running roughly parallel. All lead northeast to Uniontown, the

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. US 119 leads southwest to Point Marion and

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, while the Mon–Fayette Expressway provides a quicker route to Morgantown via

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in West Virginia. The eastern boundary of Georges Township runs close to the crest of Chestnut Ridge, reaching a peak elevation of . The lowest elevation in the township is along Georges Creek where it exits the township south of Smithfield. According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.03%, is water.

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there were 6,752 people, 2,588 households, and 1,925 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 2,749 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 97.94% White, 1.01% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.04% Asian, 0.03% from other races, and 0.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.28% of the population. There were 2,588 households, out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.6% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% were non-families. 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.02. In the township the population was spread out, with 23.0% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males. The median income for a household in the township was $26,647, and the median income for a family was $31,964. Males had a median income of $27,217 versus $18,805 for females. The

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for the township was $14,482. About 16.3% of families and 18.1% of the population were below the

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, including 25.0% of those under age 18 and 16.1% of those age 65 or over.

References

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