Springfield Township is a second-class

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in Mercer County,

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, United States. The population was 1,855 at the 2020 census, a decrease from 1,981 in 2010.

History

Johnston's Tavern Johnston's Tavern, also known as the New Lodge Inn, is an historic American inn and tavern that is located in Springfield Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. History and archit ...

was added to the

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in 1972. On November 15, 2018, the Board of Supervisors appointed Stone Helsel, a local high school student as a regular voting member on the Springfield Township Planning Commission. According to planning experts, Helsel may be the youngest planning commission member in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of 27.4 square miles (71.0 km²), of which 27.2 square miles (70.4 km²) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.6 km²) (0.84%) is water. Springfield Township is drained by Neshannock Creek and its tributaries ( Indian Run, Hunters Run, Mill Run, and Pine Run) in the west and by tributaries to

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and Slippery Rock Creek in the east.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,972 people, 717 households, and 570 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 771 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 98.63%

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, 0.25%

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, 0.10% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.10%

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, and 0.56% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.20% of the population. There were 717 households, out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.1% were

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living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.4% were non-families. 16.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.09. In the township the population was spread out, with 25.4% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 105.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.9 males. The median income for a household in the township was $40,341, and the median income for a family was $44,231. Males had a median income of $32,155 versus $19,931 for females. The

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for the township was $17,493. About 6.7% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the

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, including 12.6% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Springfield Township is a second class township governed by the Pennsylvania Second Class Township code. The governing body of the Township is the Board of the Supervisors, an elected body consisting of three residents. The current supervisors are David L. Swartz, Timothy Stiffy, and Joseph Mattace. The current administrator is Lucinda Lipko. The Board of Supervisors have appointed the following to the township's Planning Commission: Chairman Stone Helsel, Vice-Chairman Randy Patterson, Secretary Patty Wilson, Pam McCluskey, Alan Dickson, Brian Flick, and Aaron Keck.

References

External links

Township website
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