Saville Township, Pennsylvania

Saville Township, Pennsylvania
Township
Saville Covered Bridge
Map of Perry County, Pennsylvania highlighting Saville Township
Map of Perry County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Perry
Settled	1755
Incorporated	1817
Area [1]
• Total	45.99 sq mi (119.12 km2)
• Land	45.92 sq mi (118.94 km2)
• Water	0.07 sq mi (0.17 km2)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	2,597
• Estimate  (2021)[2]	2,607
• Density	54.46/sq mi (21.03/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	717
FIPS code	42-099-68032

Saville Township is a second-class township in a mountainous part of Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the township had a total population of 2,597.^[2] It was founded in 1817, dividing from Tyrone Township while the area was still part of Cumberland County. It is served by two major roads, PA 74, locally called Veterans Way, and PA 17, called the Tuscorara Path. The county office is at 3954 Veterans Way, in Elliottsburg, in the far southern part of the township.^[3] The area is overwhelmingly agricultural, with small population centers in Ickesburg and the hamlet of Saville.