Editing South Union Township, Pennsylvania

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{{other Pennsylvania townships|Union Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation)}}
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| population_total       = 10897 {{increase}}
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'''South Union Township''' is a [[township (Pennsylvania)|township]] in [[Fayette County, Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 10,897 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2022"/> an increase over the figure of 10,681 tabulated in 2010.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US4205172544 |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), South Union township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |work=American FactFinder |access-date=July 21, 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213130703/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US4205172544 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Communities within the township include [[Hopwood, Pennsylvania|Hopwood]], [[Leith-Hatfield, Pennsylvania|Hatfield]], Hutchinson, Chadville, [[South Uniontown, Pennsylvania|South Uniontown]], [[Leith-Hatfield, Pennsylvania|Leith]], and Revere.

South Union Township contains the larger two of the three Uniontown area shopping districts. The largest, centered on the [[Uniontown Mall]], is located just outside the Uniontown city limits. Another important shopping area is called Walnut Hill and is located in Hatfield. The [[Laurel Highlands School District]] serves this township.

==History==
South Union Township was formed from Union Township in 1851.

Union Township was created in 1783, one of Fayette County's original townships. The borough of [[Uniontown, Pennsylvania|Uniontown]] was taken from it in 1796, and a part of [[Wharton Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania|Wharton Township]] was added to it in 1802. In 1851, Union Township was split along the [[National Road]] into [[North Union Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania|North Union]] and South Union townships.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ellis |first=Franklin |title=History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania |publisher=L.H. Everts & Co |year=1882 |location=Philadelphia |pages=669–670, 677}}</ref>

The [[Hopwood-Miller Tavern]], [[Thomas Gaddis Homestead]], [[Morris-Hair Tavern]], [[Monroe Tavern]], and [[Summit Hotel]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref>{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
South Union Township is located south of the center of Fayette County. It is bordered to the north by [[North Union Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania|North Union Township]] and the city of [[Uniontown, Pennsylvania|Uniontown]], the [[county seat]]. [[U.S. Route 40 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 40]], following the [[National Road]], forms the border with North Union Township. A newer section of US 40 bypasses Uniontown to the south (passing through South Union Township) while the National Road continues through the center of Uniontown. [[U.S. Route 119 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 119]] bypasses Uniontown to the west, with four exits in South Union Township. US 40 leads southeast to [[Cumberland, Maryland]], and northwest to [[Washington, Pennsylvania|Washington]], while US 119 leads northeast to [[Connellsville, Pennsylvania|Connellville]] and southwest to [[Morgantown, West Virginia]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|43.5|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.09|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.20%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|2010= 10681
|2020= 10897
|estyear=2022
|estimate=10622
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|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=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 11,337 people, 4,563 households, and 3,194 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|677.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 4,795 housing units at an average density of {{convert|286.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial makeup]] of the township was 94.89% White, 3.27% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.84% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.11% from other races, and 0.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.33% of the population.

There were 4,563 households, out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the township the population was spread out, with 22.6% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 21.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 85.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $33,808, and the median income for a family was $46,073. Males had a median income of $39,000 versus $22,753 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $19,905. About 9.4% of families and 12.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 17.4% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.

==See also==
*[[Uniontown Ninja]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.southuniontwp.com/ South Union Township official website]
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{{Fayette County, Pennsylvania}}

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