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Hempfield Township is a township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 41,585 at the 2020 census, [3] making it the largest suburb in the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area by population. Its name is derived from Hempfield in Lancaster County, which was formed in 1729 and is named after the hemp fields in the area.
In June 1970, Hempfield Township threatened legal action against the authority for dumping liquid sludge in the township's White's Hill section. Residents expressed concerns that the sludge was being dumped near an environmentally important and sensitive watershed and also had the potential to contaminate underground water in the area. [38]
Fred Rogers, television personality, was born, raised, and lived in Latrobe; buried in Unity Cemetery, Unity Township, just outside Latrobe. Arthur St. Clair, American Revolution Major General, Patriot, 9th President of the Continental Congress, buried in Greensburg, Pa. Willie Thrower, football player, was born and raised in New Kensington.
Hempfield Township is a township in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,734 at the 2020 census, [ 4 ] a decline from the figure of 3,741 in 2010. [ 5 ]
May 4—Hempfield leaders are looking for federal dollars that would benefit the township fire department. Supervisors have authorized the township manager to advertise for a grant writer and ...
Apr. 27—Hempfield supervisors Monday hired Lloyd Fait as the township's director of finance. Fait is taking the place of current finance Director Melanie Phillips, who previously announced her ...
Nov. 3—The proposed demolition of the former state prison in Hempfield may not be completed until 2025, officials said this week. Westmoreland county will seek up to $4 million in state funding ...
Comprising Hempfield Township, and the communities of Adamsburg, Armbrust, Bovard, Grapeville, Hannastown, Hunker, Luxor, Manor, New Stanton, and Youngwood, the school district completely surrounds the city of Greensburg. Hempfield is also the largest school district in Westmoreland County, with approximately 7,000 enrolled students and one of ...