Ringgold Township, Pennsylvania

Ringgold Township, Pennsylvania
PA 536 in Ringgold Township
PA 536 in Ringgold Township
Map of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Ringgold Township
Map of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Ringgold Township
Map of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania
Map of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyJefferson
Settled1818
Incorporated1848
Government
 • TypeTownship of the Second Class, having a three-member board of supervisors
Area
 • Total19.27 sq mi (49.91 km2)
 • Land19.14 sq mi (49.57 km2)
 • Water0.13 sq mi (0.34 km2)
Population
 • Total772 Decrease
 • Estimate 
(2023)[2]
758
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code42-065-64960

Ringgold Township is a township in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 772 at the 2020 census.[2]

The township was named after Maj. Samuel Ringgold, a hero of the Battle of Palo Alto in the Mexican–American War.[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: 2020-2023". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 31, 2024. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ McKnight, William James (1917). Historical. J.H. Beers. p. 491.