Bullskin Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania

Bullskin Township
Township
Mount Vernon Furnace on Eutsey Road
Location of Bullskin Township in Fayette County
Location of Fayette County in Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Fayette
Area
• Total	43.5 sq mi (113 km2)
• Land	43.4 sq mi (112 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Population (2010)
• Total	6,966
• Density	160/sq mi (62/km2)
Time zone	EST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	724

Bullskin Township is a township in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,782 at the 2000 census. It is served by the Connellsville Area School District.

The villages of Poplar Grove, Moyer, Prittstown, Pennsville, Bear Rocks, Breakneck, Hammondville, and Wooddale are all located within the township.

History

The Mount Vernon Furnace and Peter and Jonathan Newmyer Farm 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 43.5 square miles (113 km²), of which, 43.4 square miles (112 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) of it (0.25%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 7,782 people, 3,023 households, and 2,279 families residing in the township. The population density was 179.4 people per square mile (69.2/km²). There were 3,206 housing units at an average density of 73.9/sq mi (28.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.36% White, 0.05% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.10% from other races, and 0.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.17% of the population.

There were 3,023 households out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.3% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the township the population was spread out with 22.8% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 102.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $32,059, and the median income for a family was $40,259. Males had a median income of $32,133 versus $21,737 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,719. About 9.0% of families and 11.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.6% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.

See also

• Bullskin Township/Connellsville Township Joint Sewage Authority

References

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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 Lake Lynn McClellandtown Oliphant Furnace Sagamore Whitsett Wickhaven Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 40°05′00″N 79°31′59″W / 40.08333°N 79.53306°W / 40.08333; -79.53306