| Mahoning Township | |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Image Map1: | Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Lawrence County.svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Lawrence County in Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lawrence |
| Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1806 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 24.70 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 23.91 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.79 |
| Elevation Max Footnotes: | [2] |
| Elevation Max Ft: | 1,200 |
| Elevation Max Point: | several points in northwestern part of township |
| Elevation Min Ft: | 760 |
| Elevation Min Point: | Mahoning River |
| Population Total: | 2709 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 122.67 |
| Timezone1: | EST |
| Utc Offset1: | -4 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Area Code: | 724 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2022 |
| Pop Est Footnotes: | [3] |
| Population Est: | 2660 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-073-46648 |
| Area Total Km2: | 63.98 |
| Area Land Km2: | 61.92 |
| Area Water Km2: | 2.05 |
| Population Density Km2: | 47.36 |
Mahoning Township is a township in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,709 at the time of the 2020 census,[4] a decline from the figure of 3,083 tabulated in 2010.[5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 25.0 square miles (64.7 km2), of which 24.5 square miles (63.6 km2) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.2 km2), or 1.80%, is water. It contains the unincorporated communities of Hillsville, Peanut, Edinburg, North Edinburg, and Robinson.
As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 3,447 people, 1,373 households, and 966 families residing in the township.
The population density was 140.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,436 housing units at an average density of 58.5sp=usNaNsp=us.
The racial makeup of the township was 98.84% White, 0.29% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.12% from other races, and 0.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.35% of the population.
There were 1,373 households, out of which 31.1% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 54.8% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the township the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of eighteen, 6.7% from eighteen to twenty-four, 28.8% from twenty-five to forty-four, 23.9% from forty-five to sixty-four, and 16.9% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was forty years.
For every one hundred females, there were 96.0 males. For every one hundred females aged eighteen and over, there were 94.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $32,267, and the median income for a family was $39,635. Males had a median income of $32,985 compared with that of $21,810 for females.
The per capita income for the township was $15,878.
Roughly 8.7% of families and 10.8% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 15.0% of those under age eighteen and 9.5% of those who were aged sixty-five or over.
The majority of the township is served by the Mohawk Area School District while the south-easternmost portion, including Edinburg, is served by the Union Area School District.