Morgan Township, Pennsylvania Explained

Morgan Township, Greene County,
Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Township
Image Map1:Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Greene County.svg
Map Caption1:Location of Greene County in Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Greene
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Leader Title:Mayor
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:64.03
Area Land Km2:63.98
Area Water Km2:0.04
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:2341
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:38.34
Timezone1:EST
Utc Offset1:-4
Timezone1 Dst:EDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:724
Blank Name Sec1:FIPS code
Blank Info Sec1:42-059-50992
Pop Est As Of:2022
Population Est:2260
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-059-50992
Area Total Sq Mi:24.72
Area Land Sq Mi:24.70
Area Water Sq Mi:0.02
Population Density Sq Mi:99.29

Morgan Township is a township that is located in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,341 at the time of the 2020 census.[2]

Geography

Morgan Township is located in northeastern Greene County and is bordered to the north by Washington County. Tenmile Creek, an eastward-flowing tributary of the Monongahela River, forms the short northeastern border of the township, while the South Fork of Tenmile Creek forms the longer southeastern border. The borough of Clarksville, located between the two creeks at their confluence, borders the northeastern corner of the township.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 64sqkm, of which 0.04sqkm, or 0.06%, are water.[3]

Unincorporated communities in the township include Teagarden Homes, Burson Plan, Chartiers, Mather, Stony Point, and Lippincott.

Demographics

As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 2,600 people, 1,025 households, and 744 families residing in the township.

The population density was 106sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,117 housing units at an average density of 45.5sp=usNaNsp=us.

The racial makeup of the township was 98.69% White, 0.46% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.04% from other races, and 0.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.38% of the population.

There were 1,025 households, out of which 27.9% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 58.0% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.4% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.

The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.98.

Within the township, the population was spread out, with 22.7% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 8.0% who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 27.8% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 25.7% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 15.7% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was forty years.

For every one hundred females there were 100.2 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 93.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $33,629, and the median income for a family was $38,009. Males had a median income of $34,659 compared with that of $22,301 for females.

The per capita income for the township was $15,588.

Approximately 10.6% of families and 13.3% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 19.7% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 7.0% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.

Government and infrastructure

A state prison site was located in Morgan Township;[5] [6] originally it was a juvenile prison operated by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. This became the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections State Correctional Institution – Waynesburg, an adult prison, in 1984. It closed in 2003, and the land was sold to Basalt Trap Rock Co.[7]

Education

The school district is the Jefferson-Morgan School District.[8]

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files . United States Census Bureau . August 14, 2017.
  2. Web site: Bureau . US Census . City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022 . Census.gov . US Census Bureau . December 1, 2023.
  3. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Morgan township, Greene County, Pennsylvania . U.S. Census Bureau . American Factfinder . February 2, 2017.
  4. Web site: U.S. Census website. . January 31, 2008 .
  5. "SCI Waynesburg." Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. March 12, 2000. Retrieved on October 26, 2018. "373 Prison Road Waynesburg, PA 15320"
  6. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Morgan township, PA." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on October 27, 2018. Pages: 1, 2, and 3.
  7. "State Prisons." Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. Retrieved on October 26, 2018.
  8. "Morgan Township." Greene County. Retrieved on October 27, 2018.