Redstone Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania

Redstone Township
Township
Dunlap's Creek Presbyterian Church at Merrittstown, organized 1774
Location of Redstone Township in Fayette County
Location of Fayette County in Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Fayette
Area
• Total	22.6 sq mi (59 km²)
• Land	22.6 sq mi (59 km²)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
Population (2000)
• Total	6,397
• Density	280/sq mi (110/km²)
Time zone	EST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	724

Redstone Township is a township in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,397 at the 2000 census. The Brownsville Area School District serves the region.

Township villages include Rowes Run, Republic, Allison, Chestnut Ridge, Fairbank, Cardale, Royal, Merrittstown, and Herbert.

History

The Brier Hill, Peter Colley Tavern and Barn, Johnson-Hatfield Tavern, Hugh Laughlin House, and Wallace-Baily Tavern are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 22.6 square miles (58.7 km²), of which, 22.6 square miles (58.5 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.22%) is water.

Catholic Church and Grindstone Post Office on rural Tippecanoe Road.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 6,397 people, 2,651 households, and 1,757 families residing in the township. The population density was 283.1 people per square mile (109.3/km²). There were 2,943 housing units at an average density of 130.2/sq mi (50.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 90.21% White, 8.05% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.30% from other races, and 1.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.30% of the population.

There were 2,651 households, out of which 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were married couples living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the township the population was spread out, with 22.4% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 89.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $23,916, and the median income for a family was $31,713. Males had a median income of $26,270 versus $19,938 for females. The per capita income for the township was $13,945. About 16.1% of families and 19.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.1% of those under age 18 and 12.9% of those age 65 or over.

References

↑ Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

Pittsburgh metropolitan area

Counties	Allegheny Armstrong Beaver Brooke Butler Fayette Hancock Indiana Jefferson Lawrence Washington Westmoreland	Map of the Pittsburgh Tri-State with green counties in the metropolitan area and yellow counties in the combined area.

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Municipalities and communities of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States

County seat: Uniontown

Cities	Connellsville Uniontown

Boroughs	Belle Vernon Brownsville Dawson Dunbar Everson Fairchance Fayette City Markleysburg Masontown Newell Ohiopyle Perryopolis Point Marion Seven Springs‡ Smithfield South Connellsville Vanderbilt

Townships	Brownsville Bullskin Connellsville Dunbar Franklin Georges German Henry Clay Jefferson Lower Tyrone Luzerne Menallen Nicholson North Union Perry Redstone Saltlick South Union Springfield Springhill Stewart Upper Tyrone Washington Wharton

CDPs	Allison Arnold City Bear Rocks Buffington Chalkhill Deer Lake East Uniontown Edenborn Fairhope Farmington Grindstone Hiller Hopwood Leith-Hatfield Lemont Furnace Lynnwood-Pricedale‡ Naomi New Salem Oliver Republic Ronco Rowes Run Smock South Uniontown Star Junction

Unincorporated communities	Acme Adah Collier Gans Isabella Lake Lynn Lowber McClellandtown Moyer Oliphant Furnace Sagamore Whitsett Wickhaven

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 40°00′06″N 79°52′54″W / 40.00167°N 79.88167°W / 40.00167; -79.88167

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