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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.
The county is part of the Southwest Pennsylvania region of the state. [ a ] Formed from, successively, Lancaster , Northumberland , and later Bedford counties, Westmoreland County was founded on February 26, 1773, and was the first county in the colony of Pennsylvania whose entire territorial boundary was located west of the Allegheny Mountains .
Hempfield Township was one of the original townships set off when the boundaries of Lancaster County were surveyed in 1729. At that time, it included the present areas of East Hempfield Township, West Hempfield Township, Manor Township, and the Boroughs of Columbia, Mountville, and East Petersburg.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 20.9 square miles (54.2 km 2), of which 18.8 square miles (48.8 km 2) are land and 2.1 square miles (5.4 km 2), or 9.89%, are water, consisting mainly of the Susquehanna River.
Bovard is an unincorporated community and coal town in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States.The community is located near U.S. Route 119, 2.3 miles (3.7 km) northeast of Greensburg and is also the former home of baseball standout, Anthony Marazza.
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 ]
Oct. 15—Hempfield residents will have chances this month to voice their opinions on the township's future and on possible projects slated for Hempfield Park. Three public input meetings are ...
Hempfield Township is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania: Hempfield Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania