Canoe Township, Pennsylvania

Canoe Township, Pennsylvania
Countryside east of Rossiter
Countryside east of Rossiter
Map of Indiana County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Canoe Township
Map of Indiana County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Canoe Township
Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Indiana County
Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Indiana County
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyIndiana
Area
 • Total27.12 sq mi (70.25 km2)
 • Land27.04 sq mi (70.04 km2)
 • Water0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2)
Population
 • Total1,432 Decrease
 • Estimate 
(2021)[2]
1,425
 • Density53.36/sq mi (20.60/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code42-063-11120

Canoe Township is a township in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,432 at the 2020 census,[2] a decline from the figure of 1,505 tabulated in 2010. Canoe Township was formed from Montgomery Township in 1847. It was named after Canoe Creek, which was so called because its mouth on Mahoning Creek was traditionally the head of canoe navigation. The township includes the communities of Canoe Ridge, Juneau, Locust, Locust Lane, Robertsville, and Rossiter.[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: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 6, 2022. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~paicgs/townships/canoe.shtml [user-generated source]