Aleppo Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,828 at the 2020 census, a decrease from the figure of 1,916 tabulated in 2010.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all land. Its average elevation is above sea level.
Surrounding neighborhoods
Aleppo Township has six borders, including the borough of Sewickley Heights to the north, Kilbuck Township to the east, and the boroughs of Glenfield to the south, Haysville to the south-southwest, Glen Osborne to the southwest, and Sewickley to the west and northwest.
Government and politics
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|+ Presidential Elections Results
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! Year
! Republican
! Democratic
! Third Parties
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| style="text-align:center; |2020
| style="text-align:center; |48% 540
| style="text-align:center; |50% 559
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.8% 9
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| style="text-align:center; |2016
| style="text-align:center; |54% 540
| style="text-align:center; |43% 431
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3% 31
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| style="text-align:center; |2012
| style="text-align:center; |60% 581
| style="text-align:center; |38% 371
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2% 13
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Councilmembers
- [2017-2019] Republicans-2 (Doebler, Williams), Democrats-0, Unknown-3 (Jones, Darragh, Duplaga)
Education
Aleppo Township is served by the Quaker Valley School District.
History
Aleppo Township was incorporated as a township on June 7, 1876, from the western section of Kilbuck Township. It was part of the Depreciation Lands reserved for Revolutionary War veterans. Sparse settlement occurred in the 1800s, and Aleppo Township lost land that formed the boroughs of Sewickley Heights, Glenfield, and Haysville.
Aleppo became a first class township on November 8, 1960.
Demographics
As of the 2020 census, there were 1,039 people, 483 households, and 298 families residing in the township.