O'Hara Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | |
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| Township of O'Hara | |
 Houses on Highland Terrace | |
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  O'Hara Twp  O'Hara Twp | |
| Coordinates:40°29′53″N79°53′12″W / 40.49806°N 79.88667°W /40.49806; -79.88667 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Allegheny |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.38 sq mi (19.11 km2) |
| • Land | 7.02 sq mi (18.19 km2) |
| • Water | 0.36 sq mi (0.92 km2) |
| Population | |
• Total | 9,288 |
• Estimate (2022)[2] | 9,075 |
| • Density | 1,210.2/sq mi (467.25/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 42-003-56384 |
| Website | www |
O'Hara Township is atownship withhome rule status[3] inAllegheny County,Pennsylvania, United States, six miles northeast ofDowntown Pittsburgh. The community was long organized as a township, and retains "Township" in its official name, but adopted a home rule charter in 1973 (taking effect on January 5, 1976)[3] and is no longer subject to the Pennsylvania Township Code. The population was 9,288 at the2020 census.[2]
It is named forJames O'Hara, an early Americanindustrialist inwestern Pennsylvania, and aRevolutionary War general.[4]
O'Hara Township is located at40°29′52″N79°53′12″W / 40.49778°N 79.88667°W /40.49778; -79.88667 (40.498001, -79.886789).[5] It consists of five non-contiguous areas, including Sixmile Island,[6] withSharpsburg,Aspinwall andFox Chapel separating them. It is bordered byShaler Township to the west,Harmar Township,Oakmont, andVerona to the east, andSharpsburg,Aspinwall, andBlawnox to the south.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 7.3 square miles (19 km2), of which 7.0 square miles (18 km2) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2), or 4.22%, is water.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1880 | 2,498 | — | |
| 1890 | 3,402 | 36.2% | |
| 1900 | 3,101 | −8.8% | |
| 1910 | 3,917 | 26.3% | |
| 1920 | 4,672 | 19.3% | |
| 1930 | 5,127 | 9.7% | |
| 1940 | 4,553 | −11.2% | |
| 1950 | 5,768 | 26.7% | |
| 1960 | 8,681 | 50.5% | |
| 1970 | 9,209 | 6.1% | |
| 1980 | 9,233 | 0.3% | |
| 1990 | 9,096 | −1.5% | |
| 2000 | 8,856 | −2.6% | |
| 2010 | 8,407 | −5.1% | |
| 2020 | 9,288 | 10.5% | |
| 2022 (est.) | 9,075 | [2] | −2.3% |
| Sources:[7][8][9][10][11][12][13] | |||
As of thecensus[12] of 2000, there were 8,856 people, 3,248 households, and 2,536 families residing in the township. The population density was 1,259.1 inhabitants per square mile (486.1/km2). There were 3,381 housing units at an average density of 480.7 units per square mile (185.6 units/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 95.25%White, 0.84%African American, 0.05%Native American, 3.04%Asian, 0.26% fromother races, and 0.58% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 1.14% of the population.
There were 3,248 households, out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.5% weremarried couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.9% were non-families. 19.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the township the population was spread out, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 3.5% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 20.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $67,725, and the median income for a family was $77,594. Males had a median income of $58,125 versus $36,458 for females. Theper capita income for the township was $33,356. About 2.7% of families and 3.6% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third Parties |
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| 2020 | 36%2,301 | 62%3,900 | 1%66 |
| 2016 | 41%2,182 | 58%3,130 | .01%49 |
| 2012 | 49%2,614 | 50%2,692 | .01%51 |
The township has twovolunteer fire departments that are responsible for portions of the township: Pleasant Valley VFD (Station 217) and Parkview VFD (Station 218). Parkview VFD also providesemergency medical services for the entire township through Parkview EMS (Station 180).
ThePolice Department (3300 units) is supervised by Police Superintendent Jay R. Davis and maintains a full-time police department
The Human Services Department is the home of the Township Social Services Coordinator, Jalen Byrd. This individual is charged with assisting the Township Police Department and other Township Departments if they believe an individual may need the assistance of social services. Residents may also seek the assistance of the Social Services Coordinator. Help with social services may include drug and alcohol treatment, mental health treatment, hoarding treatment and obtaining food and shelter.
The localEmergency Management Agency for O'Hara Township consist of one Coordinator (James Farringer) and two Deputy Coordinators (Thomas Polczynski and Thomas Heilmann).
K–12 public school students attend theFox Chapel Area School District.
O'Hara is home to both theBayernhof Music Museum and theRIDC O'Hara Research and Business Park.[18][19]
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