North Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania

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{{short description|Township in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Distinguish|Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania|East Bethlehem Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania|West Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania}}
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'''North Bethlehem Township''' is a township in [[Washington County, Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 1,548 at the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/> The residents of the township are part of the [[Bentworth School District]] with schools located in nearby [[Bentleyville, Pennsylvania|Bentleyville]] and [[Somerset Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania|Somerset Township]].

==History==
North Bethlehem Township was created from the northern portion of [[West Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania|West Bethlehem Township]] in 1921.<ref>[http://www.genealogicalsocietyswpa.com/Washington-County-History.html Washington County and Township History]. The Genealogical Society of Southwestern Pennsylvania.</ref>

The [[Frank L. Ross Farm]], [[Philip Friend House]], [[Hill's Tavern]], now called The Century Inn, [[Leatherman Covered Bridge]], [[Ringland Tavern]], and [[Scenery Hill Historic District]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|22.2|mi2|km2}}, all of it land.

==Surrounding neighborhoods==
North Bethlehem Township has six borders, including [[Somerset Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania|Somerset Township]] from the northeast to the east-southeast with [[Cokeburg, Pennsylvania|Cokeburg]] falling between in the mideast, [[Beallsville, Pennsylvania|Beallsville]] to the southeast, [[West Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania|West Bethlehem Township]] to the south, [[Amwell Township, Pennsylvania|Amwell Township]] to the west, and [[South Strabane Township, Pennsylvania|South Strabane Township]] to the northwest.

==Places==
The most prominent place within the township is the area known as [[Scenery Hill, Pennsylvania|Scenery Hill]].

The main route through the township and village is [[U.S. Route 40 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 40]], also known as the [[National Road]] or "National Pike". This was the first east–west highway in the country. Every year, "Pike Days" (also called the "National Road Festival") are celebrated during a weekend in May. Scenery Hill is a major attraction along the pike during this celebration.

Other nearby places are [[Eighty Four, Pennsylvania|Eighty Four]] (unincorporated) and [[Washington, Pennsylvania|Washington]] (city and county seat) as well as a number of other townships.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,746 people, 661 households, and 506 families residing in the township. The [[population density]] was {{convert|78.6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people}}. There were 699 housing units at an average density of {{convert|31.5|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the township was 99.37% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.11% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.23% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.11% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.17% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.11% of the population.

There were 661 households, out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.8% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% 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.

In the township the population was spread out, with 23.3% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $41,250, and the median income for a family was $46,250. Males had a median income of $37,250 versus $23,214 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $20,399. About 6.5% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.9% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Pittsburgh Metro Area}}
{{Washington County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Townships in Washington County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Pittsburgh metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Townships in Pennsylvania]]

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