| Washington Township | |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Image Map1: | Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Lawrence County.svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Lawrence County in Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates: | 41.0833°N -80.2331°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lawrence |
| Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1854 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 16.36 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 16.17 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.19 |
| Elevation Max Footnotes: | [2] |
| Elevation Max Ft: | 1,400 |
| Elevation Max Point: | north of Jackson School |
| Elevation Min Ft: | 1,005 |
| Elevation Min Point: | Neshannock Creek |
| Population Footnotes: | [3] |
| Population Total: | 711 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 48.37 |
| Timezone1: | EST |
| Utc Offset1: | -4 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Area Code: | 724 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2022 |
| Population Est: | 698 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-073-81272 |
| Area Total Km2: | 42.37 |
| Area Land Km2: | 41.87 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.50 |
| Population Density Km2: | 18.68 |
Washington Township is a township in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 710 at the time of the 2020 census,[4] a decline from the figure of 799 tabulated in 2010.[5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 16.6 square miles (43.0 km2), of which 16.4 square miles (42.5 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km2), or 1.26%, is water.
As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 714 people, 259 households, and 205 families residing in the township.
The population density was 43.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 289 housing units at an average density of 17.6/sq mi (6.8/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 99.86% White and 0.14% Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.07% of the population.
There were 259 households, out of which 34.7% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 66.4% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.8% were non-families. 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.
The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.15.
In the township the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of eighteen, 8.5% from eighteen to twenty-four, 28.2% from twenty-five to forty-four, 27.6% from forty-five to sixty-four, and 9.7% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was thirty-eight years.
For every one hundred females, there were 105.8 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 106.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $38,365, and the median income for a family was $41,705. Males had a median income of $35,167 compared with that of $21,429 for females.
The per capita income for the township was $16,270.
Roughly 9.3% of families and 9.7% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 12.6% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 2.5% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.
The Wilmington Area School District serves the township.