- O'Hara Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
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O'Hara Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — Home Rule Municipality — Township of O'Hara Location within Allegheny County
Location within the state of Pennsylvania
O'Hara Township, Allegheny County, PennsylvaniaCoordinates: 40°29′53″N 79°53′12″W / 40.49806°N 79.88667°WCoordinates: 40°29′53″N 79°53′12″W / 40.49806°N 79.88667°W Country United States State Pennsylvania County Allegheny Area – Total 7.3 sq mi (19.0 km2) – Land 7 sq mi (18.2 km2) – Water 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2) Population (2010) – Total 8,407 – Density 1,146/sq mi (442.5/km2) Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) ZIP codes FIPS code GNIS feature ID The Township of O'Hara is a Home Rule Municipality[1] in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania in the United States six miles northeast of Downtown Pittsburgh. The community was long organized as a township, and retains "Township" in its official name, but adopted a home rule charter in 1973 (taking effect on January 5, 1976)[1] and is no longer subject to the Pennsylvania Township Code. The population was 8,407 at the 2010 census.[2]
It is named for James O'Hara (1752?–1819), an early American industrialist in western Pennsylvania.
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Geography
O'Hara Township is located at 40°29′52″N 79°53′12″W / 40.49778°N 79.88667°W (40.498001, -79.886789).[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 7.3 square miles (19 km2), of which 7.0 square miles (18 km2) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2), or 4.22%, is water.
Demographics
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 8,856 people, 3,248 households, and 2,536 families residing in the township. The population density was 1,259.1 people per square mile (486.4/km²). There were 3,381 housing units at an average density of 480.7 per square mile (185.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.25% White, 0.84% African American, 0.05% Native American, 3.04% Asian, 0.26% from other races, and 0.58% from two or more races. 1.14% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos of any race.
There were 3,248 households out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.5% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.9% were non-families. 19.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.05.
The age distribution was 25.6% under 18, 3.5% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 20.5% who were 65 or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $67,725, and the median income for a family was $77,594. Males had a median income of $58,125 versus $36,458 for females. The per capita income for the township was $33,356. About 2.7% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.
Services
The township has three volunteer fire departments that are responsible for portions of the township: Pleasant Valley VFD (Station 217), Parkview VFD (Station 218), and Guyasuta VFD (Station 219; named for Chief Guyasuta). Parkview VFD also provides emergency medical services for the entire township through Parkview EMS (Station 180).
The Police Department (3300 units) is supervised by Police Superintendent James Farringer and maintains a full-time police department.
The local Emergency Management Agency for O'Hara Township consist of one Coordinator (James Farringer) and two Deputy Coordinators (Thomas Polczynski and Thomas Heilmann).
Education
K–12 public school students attend the Fox Chapel Area School District.
Culture
Primarily a residential suburban neighborhood, O'Hara is home to the Bayernhof Music Museum.
References
- ^ a b Pennsylvania Code Title 302, Section 21.1-101 et seq.
- ^ "Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), O'Hara township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American FactFinder 2. http://factfinder2.census.gov. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
External links
Categories:- Home Rule Municipalities in Pennsylvania
- Pittsburgh metropolitan area
- Populated places in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
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