Bell Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

Bell Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
—  Township  —
Map of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Bell Township
Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Westmoreland County
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Westmoreland
Settled	1800
Incorporated	1853
Area
• Total	22.1 sq mi (57 km2)
• Land	21.4 sq mi (55 km2)
• Water	0.7 sq mi (2 km2)
Population (2000)
• Total	2,458
• Density	115.0/sq mi (44.4/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)

Bell Township is a township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,458 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 22.1 square miles (57 km²), of which, 21.4 square miles (55 km²) of it is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²) of it (3.35%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 2,458 people, 932 households, and 724 families residing in the township. The population density was 115.0 people per square mile (44.4/km²). There were 982 housing units at an average density of 45.9/sq mi (17.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.88% White, 1.30% African American, 0.12% Asian, 0.41% from other races, and 0.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.20% of the population.

There were 932 households out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.6% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.3% were non-families. 19.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.0% 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 3.03.

In the township the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 100.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $40,202, and the median income for a family was $48,194. Males had a median income of $34,023 versus $26,169 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,434. About 5.9% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.8% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.

References

v t e Municipalities and communities of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States County seat: Greensburg Cities Arnold Greensburg Jeannette Latrobe Lower Burrell Monessen New Kensington Boroughs Adamsburg Arona Avonmore Bolivar Delmont Derry Donegal East Vandergrift Export Hunker Hyde Park Irwin Laurel Mountain Ligonier Madison Manor Mount Pleasant Murrysville New Alexandria New Florence New Stanton North Belle Vernon North Irwin Oklahoma Penn Scottdale Seward Smithton South Greensburg Southwest Greensburg Sutersville Trafford‡ Vandergrift West Leechburg West Newton Youngstown Youngwood Townships Allegheny Bell Cook Derry Donegal East Huntingdon Fairfield Hempfield Ligonier Loyalhanna Mount Pleasant North Huntingdon Penn Rostraver St. Clair Salem Sewickley South Huntingdon Unity Upper Burrell Washington CDPs Calumet-Norvelt Crabtree Grapeville Harrison City Herminie Lawson Heights Lynnwood-Pricedale‡ McChesneytown-Loyalhanna Slickville Unincorporated communities Acme Atlantic Baggaley Boquet Bovard Bradenville Brenizer Calumet Carbon Greenwald Hannastown Hopewell Hutchinson Kecksburg Lloydsville Luxor Marguerite Millwood Morewood Moween Norvelt Pandora Peanut Ruffs Dale Scab Hill Seger Southwest Stahlstown Standard Shaft Salina Tarrs Trauger Turkeytown United Ghost town Cokeville West Overton Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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Coordinates: 40°29′00″N 79°29′29″W / 40.4833333°N 79.49139°W / 40.4833333; -79.49139