Editing Darlington Township, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Township in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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|name = Darlington Township, Pennsylvania
|settlement_type = [[Township (Pennsylvania)|Township]]
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|image_map = Beaver County Pennsylvania incorporated and unincorporated areas Darlington township highlighted.svg
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|map_caption = Location in [[Beaver County, Pennsylvania|Beaver County]] and state of [[Pennsylvania]]
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|subdivision_name = United States
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|subdivision_name1 = [[Pennsylvania]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Pennsylvania|County]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Beaver County, Pennsylvania|Beaver]]
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|population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total = 1813 {{decrease}}
|population_density_km2 = 33.49
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|website = {{URL|https://www.darlingtontwp.com/}}
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|pop_est_as_of = 2022
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'''Darlington Township''' is a township in [[Beaver County, Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 1,813 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2022"/> It is part of the [[Pittsburgh metropolitan area]].

==History==
Darlington and [[South Beaver Township, Pennsylvania|South Beaver]] townships are connected by the [[Watts Mill Bridge]] over [[Little Beaver Creek]]. The bridge is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref>{{cite web |author=PennDOT |title=Nomination Form |work=National Register of Historic Places |date=October 1, 1982 |url=http://www.arch.state.pa.us/pdfs/H000406_01B.pdf |format=[[Portable Document Format|PDF]] |access-date=April 9, 2009 |authorlink=Pennsylvania Department of Transportation}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Darlington Township Pennsylvania.jpg|thumb|left|Autumn scenery in southwest Darlington Township near the borough of [[Darlington, Pennsylvania|Darlington]]]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|57.1|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|56.9|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.2|km2|disp=flip|2}}, or 0.33%, is water.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US4200718200 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212163052/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US4200718200 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Darlington township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder |access-date=February 26, 2014}}</ref>

===Surrounding neighborhoods===
Darlington Township has nine borders, including [[Little Beaver Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania|Little Beaver Township]] and [[Enon Valley, Pennsylvania|Enon Valley]] (both in Lawrence County) to the north, [[Big Beaver, Pennsylvania|Big Beaver]] and [[New Galilee, Pennsylvania|New Galilee]] to the east, a very small border with [[Chippewa Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania|Chippewa Township]] to the southeast, [[South Beaver Township, Pennsylvania|South Beaver Township]] to the south, and the Columbiana County, Ohio townships of [[Middleton Township, Columbiana County, Ohio|Middleton]] and [[Unity Township, Columbiana County, Ohio|Unity]] to the west. The borough of [[Darlington, Pennsylvania|Darlington]] is situated within Darlingtown Township near the southeastern corner.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1970= 2056
|1980= 2090
|1990= 2040
|2000= 1974
|2010= 1962
|2020= 1813
|estyear=2022
|estimate=1775
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2022"/>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=Census of Population and Housing |publisher=Census.gov |access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 1,974 people, 782 households, and 570 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|89.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 847 housing units at an average density of {{convert|38.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial makeup]] of the township was 99.44% White, 0.10% African American, 0.20% Native American, and 0.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.15% of the population.

There were 782 households, out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.4% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. 24.0% 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 2.52 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the township the population was spread out, with 23.0% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $38,011, and the median income for a family was $43,875. Males had a median income of $31,815 versus $21,336 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $18,173. About 8.1% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.2% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Recreation==
Portions of the [[Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 285]] are located in the township.<ref>https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/advanced-viewer/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329155652/http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ |date=March 29, 2012 }} The National Map, retrieved October 3, 2018.</ref><ref>[https://www.pgc.pa.gov/HuntTrap/StateGameLands/Documents/SGL%20Maps/SGL__285.pdf Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 285], retrieved October 3, 2018.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://darlingtontwp.com Darlington Township official website]

{{Beaver County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1847]]
[[Category:Pittsburgh metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Townships in Beaver County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Townships in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1847 establishments in Pennsylvania]]