North Huntingdon Township, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 40°23′00″N 79°44′29″W / 40.38333°N 79.74139°W / 40.38333; -79.74139
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North Huntingdon Township, Pennsylvania
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North Huntingdon Township is a township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 31,847 at the 2020 census.[2]

History

Named after England's Earl of Huntingdon, Huntingdon Township was founded on April 6, 1772 in Pennsylvania.

Huntingdon's boundaries started at the mouth of Brush Run where it emptied into Brush Creek. The area is approximately 26 square miles (67 km2)with the Township maintaining about 125 miles (200 km)of roads. If these roads were placed end-to-end, they would stretch from North Huntingdon to

Rostraver and Armstrong
.

Many

Lenni Lenape
, tribes. The first white man did not come along until 1662.

Arnold Viele, a Dutch trader from Albany, New York was the first white man to enter this territory.[5] Viele had wanted to establish Indian trading posts that were closer to other communities. In doing this, he persuaded the Shawnee tribe to move near the Potomac and Susquehanna Rivers. After Viele, James Le Tort, Andrew Montour, Conrad Weiser and George Croghan were some of the other settlers to move to North Huntingdon.

Many different European groups settled in this area. Two of them were the German and Scottish-Irish immigrants. In the late 1670s, North Huntingdon Township was settled from both the eastern and western ends.

Presbyterian
. This group settled mostly in the areas of Circleville, Cavitt's Mills and Robbin's Station.

The settlers wanted to provide their children with some education in their new homes. Farmers donated land so they could have schools for their children that weren't far from home. The schools were made with logs and a clapboard roof. Established in 1782,

Norwin Middle School
is located in the area.

Schools were not the only thing that these settlers built. They also made their homes. The homes were about 10 feet (3m) high with only one room and one window. They had to use mud for insulation against the cold winters. Chairs were made of logs and beds were stuffed with hay or straw. There was a hole in the roof, instead of a chimney, to let cooking smoke out of the house.

About a century after the German and Scottish-Irish settlers, the Township's population was recorded as 3,000 in 1860.[9] According to a census taken in 1980, North Huntingdon Township was the second largest municipality in Westmoreland County with 31,517 residents.[4] Another census in 2000 recorded that the population was down to 29,123 people.[citation needed]

The Fullerton Inn and Andrew and Jennie McFarlane House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[10]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 27.4 square miles (70.9 km2), of which 27.3 square miles (70.8 km2) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km2) (0.15%) is water.

It is traversed by the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate 76) and by Lincoln Highway (US 30). The southwestern corner of the township borders the Youghiogheny River for about 1½ Km.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
197029,443—
198031,5177.0%
199028,158−10.7%
200029,1233.4%
201030,6095.1%
202031,8474.0%
2021 (est.)31,757[citation needed]−0.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[11]

At the

racial makeup of the township was 98.82% White, 0.32% African American, 0.04% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.05% from other races, and 0.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.41%.[12]

Of the 11,216 households 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.3% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 20.8% of households were one person and 10.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.96.

The age distribution was 21.8% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% 65 or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 93.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males.

The median household income was $45,376 and the median family income was $51,933. Males had a median income of $39,693 versus $26,285 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,786. About 4.4% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the

poverty line
, including 6.8% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  3. ^ A. L. Historian, Irwin and the World Around It (Irwin, PA: Key Art, 1989), 9.
  4. ^ a b Irwin and the World Around It, 9
  5. ^ 10 Score: North Huntingdon Township (Norwin PA, 1973), 16.
  6. ^ 10 Score: North Huntingdon Township, 22
  7. ^ The Diamond: Official Publication Commemorating Irwin's 75th Anniversary Celebration (Irwin, PA: Rodgers Printing, 1939), 27.
  8. ^ The Diamond: Official Publication Commemorating Irwin's 75th Anniversary Celebration, 27.
  9. ^ Irwin and the World Around It, 9.
  10. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  11. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  12. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

Works cited

  • The Diamond: Official Publication Commemorating Irwin's 75th Anniversary Celebration. Irwin: Rodgers Printing Company, 1939.
  • Roth, Bernard B. (Ed.) 10 Score: North Huntingdon Township. Norwin Community: 1973.
  • Historian, A.L.; Irwin and the World Around It. Irwin: Key Art/Print Production and Laurel Quick Print, 1989.

External links

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