Young Township, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania | |
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 Punxsutawney Phil emerges on Groundhog Day 2005 in eastern Young Township. | |
 Map of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Young Township | |
 Map of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Jefferson |
| Settled | 1818 |
| Incorporated | 1826 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township of the second class, having a board of three supervisors |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.52 sq mi (40.21 km2) |
| • Land | 15.44 sq mi (40.00 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,716  |
• Estimate (2023)[2] | 1,679 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 42-065-87168 |
| Website | www |
Young Township is a township in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,716 at the 2020 census.[2] It was named for John Young, the pioneer judge of Westmoreland County.[3] Young Township is the location of adjacent Punxsutawney's Groundhog Day celebration each February 2, during which thousands of attendees and international media outlets visit for an annual weather prediction by the groundhog Punxsutawney Phil. Although named for Punxsutawney, the actual prediction location, Gobbler's Knob, is in Young Township.[4][5]
- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Aug 14, 2017.
- ^ 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) - ^ McKnight, William James (1917). Historical. J.H. Beers. p. 421.
- ^ Danahy, Anne; Wamsley, Laurel (February 2018). "Groundhog Day: Punxsutawney Phil Predicts 6 More Weeks Of Winter". NPR.org. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
- ^ "Groundhog Day: Punxsutawney Phil doesn't see shadow, predicts early sprin". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2020-02-03.