| Smith Township | |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Image Map1: | Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Washington County.svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Washington County in Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Washington County |
| Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1781 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 34.46 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 34.44 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 4224 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 127.88 |
| Timezone1: | EST |
| Utc Offset1: | -4 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Area Code: | 724 |
| Website: | www.smithtownship.org |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Est: | 4205 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-125-71288 |
| Area Total Km2: | 89.24 |
| Area Land Km2: | 89.20 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.04 |
| Population Density Km2: | 49.37 |
Smith Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 4,224.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.4 square miles (89.1 km2), of which 34.4 square miles (89.0 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2) (0.06%) is water.
Atlasburg, Bavington (also in Hanover Township, Washington County), Bonnymeade, Bulger, Cherry Valley, Erie Mine, Francis Mine, Harmon Creek, Hickton, Joffre, Langeloth, and Slovan
Smith Township has six borders, including Hanover Township to the north and northwest, Robinson Township to the northeast, Midway to the east, Mount Pleasant Township to the southeast, Cross Creek Township to the southwest, and Jefferson Township to the west.
At the 2000 census there were 4,567 people, 1,813 households, and 1,281 families living in the township. The population density was 132.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,928 housing units at an average density of 56.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 97.42% White, 1.82% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 0.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.96%.[3]
Of the 1,813 households 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.2% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 25.9% of households were one person and 13.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.03.
The age distribution was 23.8% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.7 males.
The median household income was $36,134 and the median family income was $45,327. Males had a median income of $34,762 versus $21,599 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,864. About 7.0% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.0% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.