O'Hara Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

O'Hara Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
First Class Township with home rule
Township of O'Hara
Houses on Highland Terrace
Location in Allegheny County
Coordinates: 40°29′53″N 79°53′12″W / 40.49806°N 79.88667°WCoordinates: 40°29′53″N 79°53′12″W / 40.49806°N 79.88667°W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Allegheny
Area
• Total	7.3 sq mi (19.0 km^2)
• Land	7.0 sq mi (18.2 km^2)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.8 km^2)
Population (2010)
• Total	8,407
• Density	1,100/sq mi (440/km^2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)

O'Hara Township is a township with home rule status^[1] in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania in the United States six miles northeast of Downtown Pittsburgh. The community was long organized as a township, and retains "Township" in its official name, but adopted a home rule charter in 1973 (taking effect on January 5, 1976)^[1] and is no longer subject to the Pennsylvania Township Code. The population was 8,407 at the 2010 census.^[2]

It is named for James O'Hara (1752?–1819), an early American industrialist in western Pennsylvania, and a revolutionary war general.^[3]

Geography

O'Hara Township is divided into five non-contiguous areas.

O'Hara Township is located at 40°29′52″N 79°53′12″W / 40.49778°N 79.88667°W (40.498001, -79.886789).^[4] It consists of five non-contiguous areas, with Sharpsburg, Aspinwall and Fox Chapel separating them.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 7.3 square miles (19 km²), of which 7.0 square miles (18 km²) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²), or 4.22%, is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1880	2,498		—
1890	3,402		36.2%
1900	3,101		−8.8%
1910	3,917		26.3%
1920	4,672		19.3%
1930	5,127		9.7%
1940	4,553		−11.2%
1950	5,768		26.7%
1960	8,681		50.5%
1970	9,209		6.1%
1980	9,233		0.3%
1990	9,096		−1.5%
2000	8,856		−2.6%
2010	8,407		−5.1%
Est. 2012	8,443		0.4%
Sources:[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

As of the census^[10] of 2000, there were 8,856 people, 3,248 households, and 2,536 families residing in the township. The population density was 1,259.1 people per square mile (486.4/km²). There were 3,381 housing units at an average density of 480.7/sq mi (185.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.25% White, 0.84% African American, 0.05% Native American, 3.04% Asian, 0.26% from other races, and 0.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.14% of the population.

There were 3,248 households, out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.5% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.9% were non-families. 19.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the township the population was spread out, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 3.5% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 20.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $67,725, and the median income for a family was $77,594. Males had a median income of $58,125 versus $36,458 for females. The per capita income for the township was $33,356. About 2.7% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.

Services

The township has two volunteer fire departments that are responsible for portions of the township: Pleasant Valley VFD (Station 217) and Parkview VFD (Station 218). Parkview VFD also provides emergency medical services for the entire township through Parkview EMS (Station 180).

The Police Department (3300 units) is supervised by Police Superintendent James Farringer and maintains a full-time police department.

The local Emergency Management Agency for O'Hara Township consist of one Coordinator (James Farringer) and two Deputy Coordinators (Thomas Polczynski and Thomas Heilmann).

Education

K–12 public school students attend the Fox Chapel Area School District.

Culture

O'Hara is home to both the Bayernhof Music Museum and the RIDC O'Hara Research and Business Park.^{[12] [13]}

References

1. Pennsylvania Code Title 302, Section 21.1-101 et seq.
2. "Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), O'Hara township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American FactFinder 2. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
3. "What's in a name? For some, a bit of history". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. May 10, 1984. p. 1. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
4. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
5. "Population of Civil Divisions Less than Counties" (PDF). 1880 United States Census. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
6. "Population-Pennsylvania" (PDF). U.S. Census 1910. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
7. "Number and Distribution of Inhabitants:Pennsylvania-Tennessee" (PDF). Fifteenth Census. U.S. Census Bureau.
8. "Number of Inhabitants: Pennsylvania" (PDF). 18th Census of the United States. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
9. "Pennsylvania: Population and Housing Unit Counts" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
10. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
11. "Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
12. Boren, Jeremy (January 25, 2013), "RIDC O'Hara confounds its critics for 50 years", Tribune-Review (Pittsburgh, PA)
13. "RIDC Business Alliance". Retrieved 4 November 2013.

External links

• O'Hara Township