Editing Dunbar Township, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Township in Pennsylvania, US}}
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| name                   = Dunbar Township
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| map_caption            = Location of Dunbar Township in Fayette County
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| subdivision_name2      = [[Fayette County, Pennsylvania|Fayette]]
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| established_title      = Incorporated as a Township
| established_date       = December, 1798
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| area_total_sq_mi       = 59.54
| area_land_sq_mi        = 59.10
| area_water_sq_mi       = 0.44
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| population_total       = 6671 {{decrease}}
| population_as_of       = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_density_sq_mi = 117.13
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| area_code              = [[Area code 724|724]]
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|blank_info = 42-051-20224
|area_total_km2 = 154.21
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|area_water_km2 = 1.15
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'''Dunbar Township''' is a [[Township (Pennsylvania)|township]] in [[Fayette County, Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 6,671 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2022"/> a decline from the figure of 7,126 tabulated in 2010.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US4205120224 |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Dunbar township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |work=American FactFinder |access-date=July 15, 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213134552/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US4205120224 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Dunbar Township includes the unincorporated communities of Dickerson Run, Liberty, Adelaide, Crossland, Juniata, Little Summit, Graham Crossing, Leisenring, West Leisenring, Rogerstown, Trotter, Greenwood Heights, Wheeler, Fayette, Sitka, Bowest, Dunbar, Monarch, Morrell, Mahoning, Hill Farm, Ferguson, Pechin, Brown Row, Hardy Hill, Factory Hill, Furnace Hill, and Irishtown.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dunbartownship.com/|title=Dunbar Township - Home|website=dunbartownship.com}}</ref>

==History==
Dunbar Township was originally settled about 1752, and was incorporated into a township (out of [[Menallen_Township,_Fayette_County,_Pennsylvania|Menallen Township]]) in December, 1798.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/incorporationdatespamunicipalities1965 |title=Incorporation Dates for Pennsylvania Municipalities |publisher=Pennsylvania Department of Internal Affairs |author=Hottenstein, JoAnne and Sibyl Welch |year=1965 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/incorporationdatespamunicipalities1965/page/62/mode/1up 62]}}</ref>

The [[Isaac Meason House]] was designated a [[National Historic Landmark]] in 1971.<ref>{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
Dunbar Township is in north-central Fayette County. It is bordered to the north and east by the [[Youghiogheny River]], except where it touches the city of [[Connellsville, Pennsylvania|Connellsville]]. The township surrounds the boroughs of [[Dunbar, Pennsylvania|Dunbar]] (near the township center) and [[Vanderbilt, Pennsylvania|Vanderbilt]] (in the northwest). Across the Youghiogheny, the township is bordered by the borough of [[South Connellsville, Pennsylvania|South Connellsville]] to the northeast and by the borough of [[Dawson, Pennsylvania|Dawson]] to the north.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|154.21|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|153.06|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|1.15|km2|order=flip}}, or 0.74%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

[[U.S. Route 119 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 119]] crosses the township, leading northeast to Connellsville and southwest to [[Uniontown, Pennsylvania|Uniontown]], the Fayette County seat.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|2010= 7126
|2020= 6671
|estyear=2022
|estimate=6519
|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>
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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 7,562 people, 2,944 households, and 2,140 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|128.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 3,152 housing units at an average density of {{convert|53.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial makeup]] of the township was 97.57% White, 1.52% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.04% from other races, and 0.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.32% of the population.

There were 2,944 households, out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.8% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the township the population was spread out, with 23.0% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 25.6% 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 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $31,951, and the median income for a family was $38,438. Males had a median income of $29,516 versus $20,670 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $15,083. About 8.7% of families and 13.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.1% of those under age 18 and 14.2% of those age 65 or over.

== References ==
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{{Fayette County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Pittsburgh metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Townships in Fayette County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Townships in Pennsylvania]]