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Fairview Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Incorporated
  
1854

Founded
  
1854

Population
  
2,080 (2010)

State
  
Pennsylvania

Settled
  
1795

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

Local time
  
Sunday 3:47 AM

Fairview Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania

Weather
  
-12°C, Wind SW at 5 km/h, 84% Humidity

Area
  
62.7 km² (62.68 km² Land / 2 ha Water)

Fairview Township is a township in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,080 at the 2010 census.

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Map of Fairview Township, PA, USA

Geography

Fairview Township is located along the eastern edge of Butler County, with Armstrong County to the east. It surrounds the boroughs of Fairview, Petrolia, and Karns City but is separate from them.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 24.2 square miles (62.7 km2), of which 0.008 square miles (0.02 km2), or 0.03%, is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,061 people, 744 households, and 578 families residing in the township. The population density was 85.6 people per square mile (33.1/km²). There were 775 housing units at an average density of 32.2/sq mi (12.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.47% White, 0.19% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.10% Asian, and 0.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.19% of the population.

There were 744 households, out of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.1% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.3% were non-families. 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.3% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $41,146, and the median income for a family was $47,262. Males had a median income of $36,615 versus $22,222 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,295. About 8.9% of families and 9.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 11.5% of those age 65 or over.

Education

  • Karns City Area School District - public school
  • Karns City High School
  • References

    Fairview Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania Wikipedia


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