Editing Morgan Township, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Township in Pennsylvania, US}}
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| name                   = Morgan Township, Greene County,<br>Pennsylvania
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| subdivision_name2      = [[Greene County, Pennsylvania|Greene]]
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| area_total_km2         = 64.03
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| population_total       = 2338 {{decrease}}
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| area_code              = [[Area code 724|724]]
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'''Morgan Township''' is a [[township (Pennsylvania)|township]] that is located in [[Greene County, Pennsylvania|Greene County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 2,338 at the time of the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2023"/>

==Geography==
Morgan Township is located in northeastern Greene County and is bordered to the north by [[Washington County, Pennsylvania|Washington County]]. [[Tenmile Creek (Pennsylvania)|Tenmile Creek]], an eastward-flowing tributary of the [[Monongahela River]], forms the short northeastern border of the township, while the South Fork of Tenmile Creek forms the longer southeastern border. The borough of [[Clarksville, Pennsylvania|Clarksville]], located between the two creeks at their confluence, borders the northeastern corner of the township.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{Convert|64.0|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.04|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.06%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web |url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US4205950992 |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Morgan township, Greene County, Pennsylvania |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |work=American Factfinder |accessdate=February 2, 2017}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

Unincorporated communities in the township include Teagarden Homes, Burson Plan, Chartiers, [[Mather, Pennsylvania|Mather]], Stony Point, and Lippincott.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|2000= 2600
|2010= 2587
|2020= 2338
|estyear=2023
|estimate=2224
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|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>
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As of the [[census]]<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 2000, there were 2,600 people, 1,025 households, and 744 families residing in the township.

The population density was {{convert|106.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,117 housing units at an average density of {{convert|45.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.

The racial makeup of the township was 98.69% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.46% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.23% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.08% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.50% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.38% of the population.

There were 1,025 households, out of which 27.9% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 58.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.4% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.

The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.98.

Within the township, the population was spread out, with 22.7% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 8.0% who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 27.8% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 25.7% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 15.7% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was forty years.

For every one hundred females there were 100.2 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 93.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $33,629, and the median income for a family was $38,009. Males had a median income of $34,659 compared with that of $22,301 for females.

The [[per capita income]] for the township was $15,588.

Approximately 10.6% of families and 13.3% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including 19.7% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 7.0% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.

==Government and infrastructure==
A state prison site was located in Morgan Township;<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20000312074205/http://www.cor.state.pa.us/waynesbu.htm SCI Waynesburg]." [[Pennsylvania Department of Corrections]]. March 12, 2000. Retrieved on October 26, 2018. "373 Prison Road Waynesburg, PA 15320"</ref><ref>"[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st42_pa/cousub/cs4205950992_morgan/DC10BLK_CS4205950992_000.pdf 2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Morgan township, PA]." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on October 27, 2018. Pages: [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st42_pa/cousub/cs4205950992_morgan/DC10BLK_CS4205950992_002.pdf 1], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st42_pa/cousub/cs4205950992_morgan/DC10BLK_CS4205950992_002.pdf 2], and [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st42_pa/cousub/cs4205950992_morgan/DC10BLK_CS4205950992_003.pdf 3].</ref> originally it was a juvenile prison operated by the [[Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare]]. This became the [[Pennsylvania Department of Corrections]] [[State Correctional Institution – Waynesburg]], an adult prison, in 1984. It closed in 2003, and the land was sold to Basalt Trap Rock Co.<ref name=DOCinfo>"[https://www.cor.pa.gov/Facilities/StatePrisons/Pages/default.aspx State Prisons]." [[Pennsylvania Department of Corrections]]. Retrieved on October 26, 2018.</ref>

==Education==
The school district is the [[Jefferson-Morgan School District]].<ref>"[http://www.co.greene.pa.us/secured/gc2/depts/eo/twp/morgan.htm Morgan Township]." Greene County. Retrieved on October 27, 2018.</ref>

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{{Greene County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Townships in Greene County, Pennsylvania]]