Black Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania | |
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Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Somerset |
Settled | 1774 |
Incorporated | 1886 |
Area | |
• Total | 42.73 sq mi (110.66 km2) |
• Land | 42.71 sq mi (110.63 km2) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
Population | |
• Total | 900 |
• Estimate (2022)[2] | 895 |
• Density | 20.74/sq mi (8.01/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
FIPS code | 42-111-06640 |
Black Township is a township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 899 at the 2020 census.[2] It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The township was named for Jeremiah Sullivan Black, a native of Somerset County who became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, U.S. Attorney General, and U.S Secretary of State.[3]
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