| Official Name: | Warsaw Township, Pennsylvania |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Image Map1: | Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Jefferson County.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 250x200px |
| Map Caption1: | Map of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jefferson |
| Government Type: | Township of the Second Class, having a board of three supervisors |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1800 |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated |
| Established Date1: | 1842 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 133.39 |
| Area Land Km2: | 132.82 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.57 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 51.50 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 51.28 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.22 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1367 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2023 |
| Population Est: | 1340 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-065-81120 |
Warsaw Township is a township in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 1,367.[2]
The township is in north-central Jefferson County, northeast of Brookville, the county seat, and west of Brockway. Unincorporated communities in the township include Warsaw, Hazen, Richardsville, Allens Mills, Egypt, and Reitz.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Warsaw township has a total area of 133.4sqkm, of which 132.8sqkm are land and 0.6sqkm, or 0.43%, are water.[3] It was named after Warsaw, the capital of Poland.[4] North Fork Creek crosses the northern and western parts of the township, and Mill Creek forms the southeastern border. Both creeks are part of the Redbank Creek watershed, flowing west to the Allegheny River.
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 1,346 people, 517 households, and 396 families residing in the township. The population density was 26.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 746 housing units at an average density of 14.5/sq mi (5.6/km). The racial makeup of the township was 98.74% White, 0.67% Native American, 0.30% Asian, and 0.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.45% of the population.
There were 517 households, out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.3% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the township the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $32,917, and the median income for a family was $39,438. Males had a median income of $26,927 versus $18,971 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,487. About 8.5% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.4% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.