| Official Name: | Salem Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Image Map1: | Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Westmoreland County.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 250px |
| Map Caption1: | Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Westmoreland County |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1765 |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated |
| Established Date1: | 1788 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 122.82 |
| Area Land Km2: | 121.97 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.85 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 47.42 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 47.09 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.33 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 6083 |
| Population Density Km2: | 53.38 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 138.26 |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Est: | 6040 |
| Blank Info: | 42-129-67496 |
Salem Township is a township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,083 at the 2020 census.[2]
Fairview Park, Hannastown Farm, and Slickville Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 47.8mi2, of which 47.1mi2 is land and 0.7mi2 (1.40%) is water.
At the 2000 census, 6,939 people, 2,932 households, and 1,976 families lived in the township. The population density was 147.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 3,117 housing units at an average density of 66.1/mi2. The racial makeup of the township was 97.88% White, 1.21% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.04% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.16%.[3]
Of the 2,932 households, 26.5% had children under 18 living with them, 55.8% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 29.2% of households were one person, and 15.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.34, and the average family size was 2.89.
The age distribution was 21.9% under 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.5% 65 or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 91.3 males.
The median household income was $34,467, and the median family income was $39,803. Males had a median income of $35,197 versus $22,885 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,937. About 4.7% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.6% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those aged 65 or over.