Porter Township, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania

Porter Township,
Jefferson County,
Pennsylvania
Map of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Porter Township
Map of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Porter Township
Map of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania
Map of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyJefferson
Settled1803
Incorporated1840
Government
 • TypeTownship of the Second Class, having a three-member board of supervisors
Area
 • Total17.55 sq mi (45.45 km2)
 • Land17.53 sq mi (45.40 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Population
 • Total294
 • Estimate 
(2022)[2]
291
 • Density17.00/sq mi (6.56/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code42-065-62176

Porter Township is a township in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 294 at the 2020 census.[2]

Porter Township was organized in 1840, and was named for Governor of Pennsylvania David R. Porter.[3]

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  3. ^ McKnight, William James (1917). Historical. J.H. Beers. p. 473.

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