College Township, Pennsylvania

Template:Short description Template:Distinguish Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement College Township is a township in Centre County, Pennsylvania. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania metropolitan statistical area. The population was 10,762 at the 2020 census, which was a 13% increase from the 2010 census.<ref>Census 2010: Pennsylvania. Usatoday.Com. Retrieved on July 23, 2013.</ref> College Township was formed on November 25, 1875,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> from Harris Township. The most notable feature of the township is Mount Nittany, the southwestern (and iconic) portion of which is located within the township's northeastern section near the village of Lemont.

History

Two major Native American archaeological sites are located in College Township. Known as the Tudek and Houserville sites, they were used during the Archaic period for the quarrying and reduction of stone tools made of jasper. Both sites are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.<ref>Stevenson, Christopher M., and Conran Hay. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Houserville Site (36CE65). National Park Service, October 15, 1980.</ref><ref>Stevenson, Christopher M., and Conran Hay. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Tudek Site. National Park Service, October 10, 1980.</ref>

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of Template:Convert, all land.<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web</ref> Mount Nittany is a prominent and well-known feature in the township.

College Township is bordered by Ferguson Township to the west, Patton Township to the northwest, Benner Township to the north, Harris Township to the south, and east, and the borough of State College to the south and west.

Neighborhoods

Houserville (census-designated place)
Lemont (census-designated place)
Millbrook
Oak Hall
Panorama

Demographics

Template:US Census population As of a 2015 census estimate, the township was 89.9% Non-Hispanic White, 4.3% Black or African American, 1.2% Native American Alaska Native, 4.8% Asian, 0.3% Some other race, and 2.1% were Two or More Races. Hispanics and Latinos (of any race) were 1.1% of the population. [1]Template:Dead link Template:Cbignore

Government

College Township is part of Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district, represented by Republican Fred Keller, elected in 2019.

Public Safety

College Township contracts police service from the State College Police Department, while Penn State University Police provides coverage to University Park campus.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

It is served by the Alpha Fire Company for fire protection, which maintains one of its two substations in the College Township Municipal Building. Centre Lifelink EMS is based in College Township, as is Mount Nittany Medical Center which also provides emergency medical services.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

A portion of State Correctional Institution – Rockview, a prison of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, is in College Township.<ref name=CollegeTwpmap2020>Template:Cite web</ref>