Mahoning Township is a township in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,425 at the 2010 census.[3]

Mahoning Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
Township
The historic Bridge between Madison and Mahoning Townships
Map of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania highlighting Mahoning Township
Map of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Armstrong
Settled	1787
Incorporated	1851
Area [1]
• Total	25.22 sq mi (65.32 km2)
• Land	24.78 sq mi (64.19 km2)
• Water	0.44 sq mi (1.13 km2)
Population  (2010)
• Total	1,425
• Estimate  (2018)[2]	1,327
• Density	54.80/sq mi (21.16/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	42-005-46632

History

The Bridge between Madison and Mahoning Townships and Colwell Cut Viaduct are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4]

Mahoning Township appears in the 1876 Atlas of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.[5] Its early history is detailed in Robert Walter Smith's 1883 History of Armstrong County.[6]

Geography

Mahoning Township is located along the northern border of Armstrong County and is bordered by Clarion County to the north across the river.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 25.2 square miles (65.3 km²), of which 24.8 square miles (64.2 km²) is land and 0.42 square miles (1.1 km²), or 1.73%, is water.[3]

Recreation

Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 137 is located in the northern portion of Mahoning Township just outside of South Bethlehem near Redbank Creek.[7][8]

Demographics

As of the census[10] of 2000, there were 1,502 people, 607 households, and 449 families residing in the township. The population density was 60.5 people per square mile (23.3/km²). There were 667 housing units at an average density of 26.8/sq mi (10.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.20% White, 0.27% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.07% Pacific Islander, and 0.40% from two or more races.

There were 607 households, out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.8% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.0% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.90.

The township median age of 40 years was the same as the county median age of 40 years. The distribution by age group was 23.8% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $29,934, and the median income for a family was $35,337. Males had a median income of $26,891 versus $16,813 for females. The per capita income for the township was $13,833. About 7.3% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.2% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.

Cemeteries

• Baptist Narrows Cemetery[11]
• Colwell Cemetery[12]
• Deanville Cemetery[13]
• Mount Zion Cemetery[14]
• Oakland Cemetery[15]
• Putneyville Cemetery[16]
• Smullin Cemetery[17]

References