Harmar Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Harmar Township is located at 40°32′24″N 79°50′2″W. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 6.4 square miles (17 km²), of which 6.0 square miles (16 km²) is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), or 7.45%, is water.

Harmar Township is home to Allegheny Islands State Park and the C.W. Bill Young Lock and Dam in the Allegheny River.

At the 2000 census there were 3,242 people, 1,522 households, and 882 families living in the township. The population density was 543.3 people per square mile (209.8 people/km²). There were 1,637 housing units at an average density of 274.3 per square mile (105.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.75% White, 0.68% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.99% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 0.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.56%.[6]

There were 1,522 households, 19.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.7% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.0% were non-families. 37.1% of households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.75.

The age distribution was 17.1% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 22.5% 65 or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males.

The median household income was $38,625 and the median family income was $50,054. Males had a median income of $35,731 versus $28,455 for females. The per capita income for the township was $24,486. About 6.3% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.8% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.

• Acmetonia
• Harmarville
• Harmar Heights
• Chapel Downs

40°32′38″N 79°49′54″W