Heath Township, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania

Heath Township, Pennsylvania
CCC-built cabin at Cook Forest State Park
Map of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Heath Township
Map of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Heath Township
Map of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania
Map of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyJefferson
Settled1833
Incorporated1847
Area
 • Total
29.21 sq mi (75.66 km2)
 • Land28.85 sq mi (74.72 km2)
 • Water0.36 sq mi (0.94 km2)
Population
 • Total
117 Decrease
 • Estimate 
(2023)[2]
115
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code42-065-33448

Heath Township is a township in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 117 at the 2020 census,[2] down from the figure of 124 tabulated in 2010. It was named for early Jefferson County settler Elijah Heath.[3] Heath Township is the second-smallest municipality in Jefferson County.

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Aug 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. 484.