Aleppo Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
{{Short description|Township in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Distinguish|Aleppo Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Aleppo Township
| settlement_type = Township
| image_skyline = Aleppo Township municipal building.jpg
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| image_caption = Township hall
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| blank_emblem_size = 125px
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| image_map = Allegheny County Pennsylvania incorporated and unincorporated areas Aleppo township highlighted.svg
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| map_caption = Location in Allegheny County and state of Pennsylvania
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Pennsylvania
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Allegheny
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| subdivision_type4 = Municipality
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| established_title = Incorporated
| established_date = June 7, 1876
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| seat_type = Board of Commissioners
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| leader_title = President
| leader_name = Matthew Doebler (D)
| unit_pref = Imperial
| area_total_sq_mi = 1.77
| area_land_sq_mi = 1.77
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.00
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| elevation_ft = 1112
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| population_total = 1828
| population_as_of = 2020
| population_density_sq_mi = 1067.16
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| timezone1 = EST
| utc_offset1 = -5
| timezone1_DST = EDT
| utc_offset1_DST = -4
| postal_code_type = ZIP code
| postal_code = 15143
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| area_code = 412
| blank_name_sec1 = School District
| blank_info_sec1 = Quaker Valley
| website = {{URL|https://aleppotownship.com/}}
| pop_est_as_of = 2022
| pop_est_footnotes = {{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |website=Census.gov |publisher=US Census Bureau |access-date=June 13, 2023}}
| population_est = 1787
| area_total_km2 = 4.59
| area_land_km2 = 4.59
| area_water_km2 = 0.00
| population_density_km2 = 412.11
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Aleppo Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,828 at the 2020 census,{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |website=Census.gov |publisher=US Census Bureau |access-date=June 29, 2022}} a decrease from the figure of 1,916 tabulated in 2010.{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Aleppo township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=September 27, 2011}}
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of {{convert|1.8|sqmi|km2}}, all land. Its average elevation is {{convert|1112|ft|m}} above sea level.{{cite web |url=http://geonames.usgs.gov |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=US Board on Geographic Names |publisher=United States Geological Survey |date=October 25, 2007}}
Surrounding neighborhoods
Aleppo Township has six borders, including the borough of Sewickley Heights to the north, Kilbuck Township to the east, and the boroughs of Glenfield to the south, Haysville to the south-southwest, Glen Osborne to the southwest, and Sewickley to the west and northwest.
Government and politics
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|+ Presidential Elections Results{{cite web |last1=EL |title=2012 Allegheny County election |url=http://triblive.com/politics/2907065-74/pittsburgh-ward-hills-west-borough-braddock-east-elizabeth-north-park |website=Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |access-date=October 15, 2017}}{{cite web |last1=EL |title=2016 Pennsylvania general election... |url=http://newsinteractive.post-gazette.com/electionresultsgen2016/ |website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |access-date=October 15, 2017}}{{cite web |url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/PA/Allegheny/106267/web.264614/#/detail/0004 |title=Election Night Reporting}} |
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! Year |
style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|2020
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|48% 540 | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|50% 559 | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.8% 9 |
style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|2016
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|54% 540 | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43% 431 | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3% 31 |
style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|2012
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|60% 581 | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|38% 371 | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2% 13 |
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- [2017-2019] Republicans-2 (Doebler, Williams), Democrats-0, Unknown-3 (Jones, Darragh, Duplaga){{cite web |last1=EL |title=Allegheny County |url=https://www.alleghenycounty.us/elections/election-results.aspx |website=Election Results |access-date=August 2, 2019}}
Education
Aleppo Township is served by the Quaker Valley School District.
History
Aleppo Township was incorporated as a township on June 7, 1876, from the western section of Kilbuck Township. It was part of the Depreciation Lands reserved for Revolutionary War veterans. Sparse settlement occurred in the 1800s, and Aleppo Township lost land that formed the boroughs of Sewickley Heights, Glenfield, and Haysville.[http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04221/352632.stm Allegheny County Municipalities] Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. August 8, 2004. Retrieved on 2008-06-08.
Aleppo became a first class township on November 8, 1960.{{cite web |url=http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/counties/pdfs/Allegheny.pdf |title=Allegheny County - 2nd Class |access-date=August 25, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070810194157/http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/counties/pdfs/Allegheny.pdf |archive-date=August 10, 2007 |url-status=live}}
Demographics
{{US Census population
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|1880= 657
|1890= 510
|1900= 616
|1910= 458
|1920= 397
|1930= 419
|1940= 504
|1950= 560
|1960= 755
|1970= 794
|1980= 1134
|1990= 1246
|2000= 1039
|2010= 1916
|2020= 1828
|estyear=2022
|estimate=1787
|footnote=Sources:{{cite web |title=Population of Civil Divisions Less than Counties |url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1880a_v1-12.pdf |work=1880 United States Census |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=November 24, 2013}}{{cite web |title=Population-Pennsylvania |url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/36894832v3ch4.pdf |work=U.S. Census 1910 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=November 22, 2013}}{{cite web |title=Number and Distribution of Inhabitants:Pennsylvania-Tennessee |url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch09.pdf |work=Fifteenth Census |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}{{cite web |title=Number of Inhabitants: Pennsylvania |url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/17216604v1p40ch02.pdf |work=18th Census of the United States |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=November 22, 2013}}{{cite web |title=Pennsylvania: Population and Housing Unit Counts |url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-40.pdf |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=November 22, 2013}}{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website}}{{cite web |title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 |url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=November 25, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html |archive-date=June 11, 2013}}
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As of the 2020 census, there were 1,039 people, 483 households, and 298 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|573.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 509 housing units at an average density of {{convert|281.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. Roughly 62% (316 housing units) of the township's housing units are contained within a single homeowner's association: the Sewickley Heights Manor Homes Association.
The racial makeup of the township was 95.48% White, 3.08% African American, 1.06% Asian, 0.10% from other races, and 0.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.96% of the population.
There were 483 households, out of which 22.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.1% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.3% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.78.
In the township the population was spread out, with 19.1% under the age of 18, 3.9% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 30.0% from 45 to 64, and 20.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $59,167, and the median income for a family was $66,667. Males had a median income of $45,192 versus $40,000 for females. The per capita income for the township was $37,187. About 3.8% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.5% of those under age 18 and 2.0% of those age 65 or over.
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External links
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- [https://aleppotownship.com/ Official website]
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