East St. Clair Township, Pennsylvania
township in Bedford County, Pennsylvania
East St. Clair Township is a township in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,908 at the 2020 census.
History
The Osterburg Covered Bridge and Snooks Covered Bridge were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
Geography
The township is located in northwestern Bedford County. It is bordered to the north by King Township, to the northeast by South Woodbury Township, to the east by Bedford Township, to the southwest by Napier Township, to the west by West St. Clair Township, and at its northernmost point by Lincoln Township. It surrounds but does not include the borough of St. Clairsville.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.1 square miles (88.2 km2), of which 33.9 square miles (87.8 km2) is land and 0.15 square miles (0.4 km2), or 0.45%, is water.
The public source identifies “East St. Clair Township, Pennsylvania” as township in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around East, Clair and Township.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 6, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1894201. Authority coordinates are 40.136, -78.547. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020 and 1980.
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