Donegal Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania

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Donegal Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 40°55′33″N 79°44′01″W / 40.92583°N 79.73361°W

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Donegal Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania
Township
Fields southwest of Chicora
Map of Butler County, Pennsylvania highlighting Donegal Township
Map of Butler County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Butler
Settled	1794
Incorporated	1854
Area ^[1]
• Total	23.21 sq mi (60.11 km²)
• Land	23.19 sq mi (60.07 km²)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.04 km²)
Population (2020)^[2]
• Total	1,821
• Estimate (2022)^[2]	1,780
• Density	78.81/sq mi (30.43/km²)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	42-019-19456

Donegal Township is a township in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,821 at the 2020 census.^[2]

It was named after the town and county of Donegal in Ireland.

Geography

Donegal Township is located along the eastern edge of Butler County, with Armstrong County to the east. The township nearly surrounds the borough of Chicora in the north.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 23.2 square miles (60.1 km²), of which 0.015 square miles (0.04 km²), or 0.07%, is water.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	1,864		—
2020	1,821		−2.3%
2022 (est.)	1,780	^[2]	−2.3%
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

As of the 2000 census,^[5] there were 1,722 people, 598 households, and 452 families residing in the township. The population density was 74.9 inhabitants per square mile (28.9/km²). There were 623 housing units at an average density of 27.1 per square mile (10.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.36% White, 0.29% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 0.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.52% of the population.

There were 598 households, out of which 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.6% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 94.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $43,355, and the median income for a family was $52,083. Males had a median income of $40,170 versus $22,083 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,012. About 4.3% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.4% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Karns City Area School District - public school
Karns City High School

References

^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Donegal township, Butler County, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
County seat: Butler
City	Butler
Boroughs	Bruin Callery Cherry Valley Chicora Connoquenessing East Butler Eau Claire Evans City Fairview Harmony Harrisville Karns City Mars Petrolia Portersville Prospect Saxonburg Seven Fields Slippery Rock Valencia West Liberty West Sunbury Zelienople
Townships	Adams Allegheny Brady Buffalo Butler Center Cherry Clay Clearfield Clinton Concord Connoquenessing Cranberry Donegal Fairview Forward Franklin Jackson Jefferson Lancaster Marion Mercer Middlesex Muddy Creek Oakland Parker Penn Slippery Rock Summit Venango Washington Winfield Worth
CDPs	Boyers Fenelton Forestville Homeacre-Lyndora Lake Arthur Estates Meadowood Meridian North Washington Nixon Oak Hills Renfrew Shanor-Northvue Slippery Rock University Unionville
Unincorporated communities	Bonus Branchton Cabot Eidenau Euclid Fernway Fox Run Herman Hilliards Murrinsville Sarver Wahlville Watters
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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