| Official Name: | Buffington Township, Pennsylvania |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Image Map1: | Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Indiana County.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 250px |
| Map Caption1: | Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Indiana County |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Indiana |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Elevation M: | 303 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 79.44 |
| Area Land Km2: | 79.00 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.44 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 30.67 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 30.50 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.17 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1242 |
| Population Density Km2: | 16.34 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 42.33 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Est: | 1236 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-063-10104 |
Buffington Township is a township in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. Buffington Township split from Pine Township in 1867 and was named after Judge Joseph Buffington. The population was 1,242 at the 2020 census.[2] It includes the communities of Blaides, Croft, Dilltown, Rexis, Scott Glen, Stumpf's Mills, and Wehrum.[3]
The Eliza Furnace was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 30.7sqmi, of which 30.5sqmi is land and 0.2sqmi (0.55%) is water.[4]
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 1,275 people, 469 households, and 370 families residing in the township. The population density was 41.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 517 housing units at an average density of 17.0/sq mi (6.5/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 99.45% White, 0.08% African American, 0.31% Native American, and 0.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.31% of the population.
There were 469 households, out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.1% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.1% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the township the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 107.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $34,118, and the median income for a family was $38,625. Males had a median income of $29,904 versus $20,083 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,327. About 11.5% of families and 13.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.0% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.