Neshannock Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania

Neshannock Township
Township
Name origin: neshannock, Native American for "Land between two waters"
Nickname: Lancers or Cake Eaters or Union Haters"
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Lawrence County
Area	17.4 sq mi (45 km2)
- land	17.3 sq mi (45 km2)
- water	0.1 sq mi (0 km2)
Population	9,216 (2000)
Density	531.9 / sq mi (205 / km2)
Established	1798
Timezone	EST (UTC-4)
- summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-5)
United States Postal Code	16105
Area code	724
Location of Neshannock Township in Lawrence County
Location of Lawrence County in Pennsylvania
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
Website: www.neshannock.org

Neshannock Township is a township in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 9,216 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 17.4 square miles (45.0 km²), of which, 17.3 square miles (44.9 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (0.34%) is water. The word Neshannock means "land between two waters".

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 9,216 people, 3,810 households, and 2,724 families residing in the township. The population density was 531.9 people per square mile (205.3/km²). There were 3,978 housing units at an average density of 229.6/sq mi (88.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.17% White, 0.34% African American, 0.11% Native American, 1.03% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.01% from other races, and 0.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.42% of the population...

There were 3,810 households out of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.6% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.5% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the township the population was spread out with 20.1% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 22.1% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 26.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 86.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $40,988, and the median income for a family was $54,036. Males had a median income of $40,863 versus $25,865 for females. The per capita income for the township was $25,312. About 1.7% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.

Living

Homes in Neshannock range from city street living on the edge of New Castle to larger country style houses with several acres.

Weather

Month	Av. High	Av. Low	Av. Precip.
January,	35 F	16 F	2.29 Inches
February	39 F	17 F	2.08 Inches
March	50 F	25 F	2.94 Inches
April	61 F	34 F	3.28 Inches
May	72 F	45 F	3.48 Inches
June	80 F	54 F	4.30 Inches
July	85 F	59 F	4.19 Inches
August	83 F	57 F	3.56 Inches
September	76 F	50 F	3.74 Inches
October	65 F	38 F	2.60 Inches
November	52 F	31 F	3.16 Inches
December	40 F	23 F	2.81 Inches

Records

The current highest recorded temperature is 102°F in the year 1935. The current lowest recorded temperature is -29°F in the year 1930.

Facts

July is usually the warmest month. Most of the time, the coolest month is January.

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Schools

Neshannock Township's only school district is Neshannock Township School District . The school is divided into 2 buildings that are connected by a set of doors. Neshannock Memorial School serves grades K-6 and Neshannock High School serves 7th-12th graders. Neshannock Township School District is ranked 92nd out of 500 of the best schools in the state. For the Neshannock Website please visit here: http://www.neshannock.k12.pa.us//

Public transportation

Neshannock's public transportation is served by the New Castle Transit Authority. They make many stops in Neshannock and go as far away as Pittsburgh.

Roadways

Neshannock's main roadway is Pennsylvania State Route 18 which runs through downtown New Castle and the center of Neshannock. Locals know it as simply "18" or "Wilmington Rd" which is the name of PA-18 in Neshannock Township. I-376 is about a 1-mile from the corner of Wilimington Road and Mitchell Road. Mitchell Road has a leg that goes from Wilmington Rd and merges into I-376. I-376 then leads to I-80, I-76 and other major western PA roads.

Air travel

The closest airport to Neshannock is New Castle Municipal in nearby Union Township. The closest airport with commercial service is Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport. Most residents use Pittsburgh International Airport, about 40 minutes away, because of the much wider variety of destinations in the USA, the Caribbean, Canada, Europe, and Mexico. Youngstown only serves 1 destination. Other airports in the area are Akron-Canton Regional Airport, Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, Grove City Airport(no commercial service), and Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport.

Recreation and sports

Neshannock Towhship's main recreation center in Pearson Park. Pearson Park includes a member only community pool, a playground, 2 little league baseball fields, a party center (The Hutchison Center), a 1-mile walking trail, 5 tennis courts, a basketball court, and a volleyball court. Neshannock Tennis team's home court is at the park's tennis courts.

Also part of Pearson Park is Hess Ice Rink and Baseball field. The Hess Ice Rink is an ice rink where hockey is played and has free skating when hockey is not going on. Hess Baseball field is home the Neshannock Lancers' varsity and junior varsity teams. Neshannock Baseball will move their home field to school facilities when the new baseball and softball fields are completed. Also, Hess has a soccer field that was used by Neshannock High School's soccer teams until 2008 when a new Football/Soccer combo field was built on the school facilities.

For a more exclusive feel, The New Castle Country Club is in Neshannock Township. The NCCC has a golf course, tennis courts, a swimming pool, putting green, and a driving range. They also have a restaurant and an area for parties. Neshannock Township School District also now offers a turf baseballfield and grass softballfeild. Neshannock also now has a turf football/soccer field

References

1. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/16105?from=36hr_bottomnav_undeclared

Coordinates: 41°03′00″N 80°19′59″W / 41.05°N 80.33306°W / 41.05; -80.33306