Facts

• Washington Township is surrounded by Oklahoma Boro and Allegheny Township to the north, Upper Burrell Township to the west, Bell Township to the east, Murrysville and Salem Township to the south, and Beaver Run Reservoir runs along the entire eastern boundary.
• Washington Township was founded in 1789, from Salem Township, there were 2 villages established, North Washington and Poke Run.  They were established at the junctions of the best established roads of the time.  The census of 1790 showed 134 households with a population of 705, but it must be remembered that this included what was to be five townships.  Allegheny Township, which included what was later Lower Burrell and Upper Burrell Twp., was erected from Washington in 1796.  Bell was erected in 1853, primarily from Washington.
• By 1820, North Washington  was developing into a commercial center, and was partially laid out in lots, and was being referred to as a town.
• The first post office in the township was established there on April 6, 1827.  The North Washington Post Office was discontinued April 15, 1905 in favor of rural delivery.
• The village of Mamont was originally called Poke Run, as was the Post Office that was established there on February 20,1839.  On April 20, 1859, the name was changed to Oakland Crossroads. In later years this led to mail being sent to Oakland area of Pittsburgh by mistake.
• The abundant supply of coal in the township was also tapped during the last half of the nineteenth century, and many men found employment in the local mines. Deep mining was done under most of the township, and the land near Beaver Run was being strip mined.
• The Township is named after George Washington, and has an area of 30.8 square miles.
• Fort Hand was the stockade build about the time of the American Revolution and was located near the present Kunkle Park.
• 2010 Census - 7,422 residents, of those 7,293 are white, 54 are African American, 18 are Asian, 6 American Indian & Alaska native, 3 Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander, and 48 other.  There are 3,650 males and 3,772 females in the Township.  6,079 residents are over the age of 18 and 1,343 are under 18 years of age.  Additional information may be obtained below.