Taylor Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania

For other Pennsylvania townships of the same name, see Taylor Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation).

Taylor Township
Township
Main Street in West Pittsburg
Location of Taylor Township in Lawrence County
Location of Lawrence County in Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Lawrence
Established	1853
Area
• Total	5.48 sq mi (14.20 km2)
• Land	5.21 sq mi (13.50 km2)
• Water	0.27 sq mi (0.70 km2)
Highest elevation (east of West Pittsburg)	1,200 ft (400 m)
Lowest elevation (Beaver River)	758 ft (231 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	995
• Estimate  (2022)	977
• Density	192.98/sq mi (74.51/km2)
Time zone	UTC-4 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (EDT)
Area code	724

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2000	1,198		—
2010	1,052		−12.2%
2020	991		−5.8%
2022 (est.)	977		−1.4%
U.S. Decennial Census

Taylor Township is a township in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was nine hundred and ninety-one at the time of the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of one thousand fifty-two that was tabulated in 2010.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 5.3 square miles (13.9 km²), of which 5.1 square miles (13.2 km²) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²), or 4.67%, is water.

The township is split in two by the city of New Castle and its exclave borders Union Township.

Unincorporated communities in the township include West Pittsburg, East Moravia, and New Castle Junction.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were one thousand one hundred and ninety-eight people, four hundred and seventy-four households and three hundred and thirty-five families residing in the township.

The population density was 234.9 inhabitants per square mile (90.7/km²). There were five hundred and six housing units at an average density of 99.2 per square mile (38.3/km²).

The racial makeup of the township was 97.58% White, 1.59% African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.33% from other races, and 0.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.33% of the population.

There were four hundred and seventy-four households, out of which 23.4% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 55.1% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.0% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.

The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the township the population was spread out, with 17.9% under the age of eighteen, 6.6% from eighteen to twenty-four, 24.2% from twenty-five to forty-four, 28.0% from forty-five to sixty-four, and 23.4% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was forty-six years.

For every one hundred females, there were 91.1 males. For every one hundred females aged eighteen and over, there were 90.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $34,511, and the median income for a family was $39,375. Males had a median income of $31,688 compared with that of $19,167 for females.

The per capita income for the township was $15,368.

Roughly 9.7% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.7% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The New Castle Area School District serves the township.

Transportation

Major roads and highways

• US 422
• PA 18 (In exclave)
• PA 168