Luzerne Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
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Luzerne Township is a
township A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
in
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 5,585 at the 2020 census, down from 5,965 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated communities of East Millsboro, La Belle, Hiller,
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, Luzerne, Dutch Hill, Maxwell,
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, Alicia, East Fredericktown and Penncraft are located within the township. La Belle, Luzerne, Dutch Hill, Maxwell and East Fredericktown are served by the post office in La Belle and thus have the same ZIP code (15450), as does SCI Fayette, a Pennsylvania state prison located next to East Fredericktown.


History

The
Penn-Craft Historic District The Penn-Craft Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Luzerne Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. History and architectural features This dis ...
and Brown-Moore Blacksmith Shop are listed on the
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.


Geography

Luzerne Township is located along the western edge of Fayette County and is bordered to the west by the
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, which forms the border with
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and
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counties. The westernmost point in Fayette County is in Luzerne Township along the Monongahela south of East Millsboro. Dunlap Creek forms the eastern border of the township, flowing north towards the Monongahela at Brownsville, which borders the northeast corner of Luzerne Township. According to the
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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 3.92%, is water. The
Mon–Fayette Expressway The Mon–Fayette Expressway is a partially-completed controlled-access toll road that is planned to eventually link Interstate 68 near Morgantown, West Virginia with Interstate 376 near Monroeville, Pennsylvania. The ultimate goal of the high ...
crosses the northern part of the township, with access from Exit 26 south of Hiller.


Demographics

As of the 2010 census, the population was 5,956 people, with 1,726 households and 1,163 families. As of the 2000 census, there were 4,683 people, 1,897 households and 1,341 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 2,043 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 94.85% White, 3.76% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.02% from other races, and 1.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.32% of the population. There were 1,897 households, out of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.96. In the township the population was spread out, with 21.1% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.9 males. The median income for a household in the township was $26,510, and the median income for a family was $35,149. Males had a median income of $30,613 versus $19,890 for females. The
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for the township was $18,797. About 9.1% of families and 17.5% of the population were below the
poverty line The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line, or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for ...
, including 26.0% of those under age 18 and 17.7% of those age 65 or over.


References

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