* [https://www.loyalhannawatershed.org/index.php/abou Loyalhannah Watershed]
* [https://www.loyalhannawatershed.org/index.php/abou Loyalhannah Watershed]
* [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36903029/joseph-bullman Joseph Bullman, an early settler]
* [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36903029/joseph-bullman Joseph Bullman, an early settler]
* [[Historical Recollections: 1848 Concord School and Carriage House, Loyalhanna Township PA]]
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Township in Pennsylvania, United States
Loyalhanna Township is a township in northern Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is separate and apart from Loyalhanna, an unincorporated census-designated place (CDP) in Derry Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
As of the 2020 census, the township’s total population was 2,093.[2]
History
Loyalhanna Township derives its name from Loyalhanna Creek, which runs through the township and feeds into the Loyalhanna Watershed. The township was once part of Derry Township, which lies to the south. An early settler was Joseph Bullman, an American Revolutionary War veteran who settled near a woolen factory near Fennell church.[3] Other family names associated with the history of the township include Kirkpatrick, Campbell, Sterrit, Bowman, Johnson, and Sermon.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
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At the 2000 census, 2,301 people, 879 households, and 624 families lived in the township. The population density was 115.4 inhabitants per square mile (44.6/km2). There were 964 housing units at an average density of 48.4 per square mile (18.7/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 98.57% White, 0.65% African American, 0.04% Native American, 0.04% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.09% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races. 0.78% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.[4]
There were 879 households; 32.7% had children under 18 living with them, 57.7% were married couples, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 23.4% of households were one person, and 10.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.62, and the average family size was 3.12.
The age distribution was 25.7% under 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.4 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 101.5 males.
The median household income was $33,561, and the median family income was $35,441. Males had a median income of $30,565 versus $22,625 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,136. 12.6% of the population and 11.0% of families were below the poverty line. 16.4% of those under 18 and 10.4% of those 65 and older lived below the poverty line.
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