| Dunkard Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania | |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Image Map1: | Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Greene County.svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Greene County in Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Greene |
| Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 82.53 |
| Area Land Km2: | 81.76 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.77 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 2174 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | 28.46 |
| Timezone1: | EST |
| Utc Offset1: | -4 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Area Code: | 724 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 42-059-20296 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2022 |
| Population Est: | 2109 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-059-20296 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 31.87 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 31.57 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.30 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 73.71 |
Dunkard Township is a township in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,174 at the 2020 census.[2]
Dunkard Township takes its name from Dunkard Creek, which runs through it.[3]
Dunkard Township occupies the southeastern corner of Greene County, bordered to the east by the Monongahela River, which forms the Fayette County line. The southern border of the township follows the Pennsylvania–West Virginia state line. Most of the township is drained by Dunkard Creek, an eastward-flowing tributary of the Monongahela. The southernmost part of the township is drained by smaller tributaries of the Monongahela, including Crooked Run. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 82.5km2, of which 81.8km2 are land and 0.8km2, or 0.93%, are water.[4]
Bobtown is a census-designated place in Dunkard Township. Unincorporated communities in the township include Davistown, Bald Hill, Taylortown, Walnut Hill, West Point Marion, Dilliner, Moffitt Sterling, and Newtown.
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 2,358 people, 967 households, and 672 families residing in the township. The population density was 74.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,073 housing units at an average density of 33.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 98.85% White, 0.30% African American, 0.04% Native American, 0.21% Asian, and 0.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.64% of the population.
There were 967 households, out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.2% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.92.
In the township the population was spread out, with 23.4% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $25,995, and the median income for a family was $30,357. Males had a median income of $29,625 versus $18,060 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,537. About 14.7% of families and 19.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.7% of those under age 18 and 11.6% of those age 65 or over.
In February 2014, a methane gas well owned by Chevron in Dunkard Township caught fire and burned for four days.[6]