South Huntingdon Township, Pennsylvania
township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
South Huntingdon Township is a township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,412 at the 2020 census.
History
The Bells Mills Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 45.7 square miles (118 km2), of which 45.3 square miles (117 km2) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) (0.98%) is water. It contains the census-designated places of Wyano and Yukon.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,175 people, 2,461 households, and 1,840 families living in the township. The population density was 136.4 inhabitants per square mile (52.7/km2). There were 2,585 housing units at an average density of 57.1 units per square mile (22.0 units/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 98.02% White, 0.91% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.06% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.37% of the population.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “South Huntingdon Township, Pennsylvania” as township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Mar 27, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7567515. VIAF identifies the subject as 310726609. The Library of Congress control number is no2014128231. Authority coordinates are 40.117, -79.700. None of the 3 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2020, 1980 and 2000.
A single description cannot reconcile every naming convention, rebuilding phase or administrative transfer associated with a place. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
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Questions for further research
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