Editing Brothersvalley Township, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Township in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
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|official_name = Brothersvalley Township, Pennsylvania
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|image_caption = [[Beechdale Bridge|Beechdale Covered Bridge]] pictured in 1970
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|image_map = Map of Somerset County, Pennsylvania highlighting Brothersvalley Township.PNG
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|map_caption = Map of Somerset County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Brothersvalley Township
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|map_caption1 = Map of Somerset County, Pennsylvania
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|subdivision_name1 = [[Pennsylvania]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Pennsylvania|County]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Somerset]]
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|established_title = Settled
|established_date = 1769
|established_title1 = Incorporated
|established_date1 = 1771
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|area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2016">{{cite web |title=2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2016_Gazetteer/2016_gaz_place_42.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=August 14, 2017}}</ref>
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|area_total_km2 = 162.14
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|area_total_sq_mi = 62.60
|area_land_sq_mi = 62.58
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.02
|population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
|population_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2020-2022">{{cite web |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |website=Census.gov |publisher=US Census Bureau |access-date=December 1, 2023}}</ref>
|population_total = 2377 {{decrease}}
|population_density_km2 = 14.36
|population_density_sq_mi = 37.18
|timezone = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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|pop_est_as_of = 2022
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|population_est = 2358
|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
|blank_info = 42-111-09256
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'''Brothersvalley Township''' is a [[Township (Pennsylvania)|township]] in [[Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Somerset County]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[United States]]. The population was 2,377 at the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2022"/> It is part of the [[Johnstown, Pennsylvania]], [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
[[File:Map of Brothersvalley Township from 1860 Somerset County, Pennsylvania, Map by Edward L Walker.jpg|thumb|left|Brothersvalley Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, 1860]]
Brothersvalley Township was incorporated in 1771 and its largest borough, [[Berlin, Pennsylvania|Berlin]], laid out in 1784.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pagenweb.org/~somerset/brothersvalley/ |title=Brothersvalley Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania}}</ref> The area was settled by immigrants, mostly from Germany, and became a hotbed of the [[Whiskey Rebellion]].

The [[Beechdale Bridge]] was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1980.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|62.7|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|62.7|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2}} (0.03%) is water. Brothersvalley Township is bordered by [[Stonycreek Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Stonycreek Township]] to the northeast, [[Allegheny Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Allegheny Township]] to the east, [[Northampton Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Northampton]] & [[Larimer Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Larimer]] Townships to the southeast, [[Summit Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Summit Township]] to the southwest, [[Black Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Black Township]] to the west, and [[Somerset Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Somerset Township]] to the northwest. [[Pennsylvania Route 31]] runs along Brothersvalley Township's northeastern border with Stonycreek Township and passes into Allegheny Township to the east. [[Pennsylvania Route 160]] passes through Brothersvalley Township as it heads north from [[Larimer Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Larimer]] & [[Northampton Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Northampton]] Townships. [[Pennsylvania Route 160|Route 160]] and [[Pennsylvania Route 31|Route 31]] intersect in Roxbury as Route 160 advances northeast into [[Stonycreek Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Stonycreek Township]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1970= 2080
|1980= 2373
|1990= 2395
|2000= 4184
|2010= 2398
|2020= 2377
|estyear=2022
|estimate=2358
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2022"/>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=Census of Population and Housing |publisher=Census.gov |accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Population and Housing Units, 1970 to 1990; Area Measurements and Density: 1990 m |url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-40.pdf |website=Census of Population and Housing |accessdate=April 14, 2019}}</ref>
}}
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 4,184 people in 862 households, including 712 families, in the township. The population density was {{convert|66.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 917 housing units at an average density of 14.6/sq&nbsp;mi (5.6/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the township was 69.50% White, 24.69% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 3.78% from other races, and 1.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.62%.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>

Of the 862 households 38.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.9% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.3% were non-families. 14.0% of households were one person and 7.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.08.

The age distribution was 14.4% under the age of 18, 16.1% from 18 to 24, 43.7% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 6.7% 65 or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 248.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 294.4 males.

The median household income was $40,119 and the median family income was $42,022. Males had a median income of $25,023 versus $21,389 for females. The per capita income for the township was $11,611. About 5.8% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.2% of those under age 18 and 1.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Government and infrastructure==
A small portion of [[State Correctional Institution – Somerset]] is in the township.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st42_pa/cousub/cs4211109256_brothersvalley/DC20BLK_CS4211109256.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Brothersvalley township, PA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-07-18|quote=State Correctional Institution Somerset}}</ref>

==Education==
Almost all of the township is in [[Berlin Brothersvalley School District]]<!--UNI 03420-->, while a small portion is in the [[Somerset Area School District]]<!--UNI 21840-->.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42111_somerset/DC20SD_C42111.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Somerset County, PA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-07-18}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42111_somerset/DC20SD_C42111_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

==References==
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{{Somerset County, Pennsylvania}}
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[[Category:Townships in Somerset County, Pennsylvania]]