Richland Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 11,942 at the 2020 census.

The township was named for its fertile soil.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 14.6&nbsp;square miles (37.7&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all land. It contains the census-designated places of Bakerstown and Gibsonia.

Surrounding neighborhoods

Richland Township has six borders, including the townships of West Deer to the east, Hampton to the south and Pine to the west. The other three borders are with Butler County neighborhoods: Valencia to the northwest, Adams Township to the north and Middlesex Township to the northeast.

Demographics

As of the 2000 census,

  • [2023-2025] Republicans-5 (Kendrick, Allen, Marshall, A. Miller, Snyder), Democrats-0
  • [2025-2027] Republicans-5 (Kendrick, Allen, Marshall, A. Miller, Snyder), Democrats-0

Presidential elections

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! Year

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! Democratic

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| 2020

| style="text-align:center;" |56% 4,254

| style="text-align:center;" |42% 3,222

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1% 113

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| 2016

| style="text-align:center;" |52% 3,860

| style="text-align:center;" |44% 2,565

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4% 95

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Notable person

  • Jackie Evancho – classical crossover singer.
  • Janet de Coux - American sculptor
  • Stephen Frick – American astronaut and a veteran of two Space Shuttle missions
  • Meghan Klingenberg – American professional soccer player who most recently played in 2024 as a defender for the Portland Thorns in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and former member of the United States women's national soccer team.
  • Blake Lalli – American former professional baseball first baseman and catcher and current third base coach for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB)
  • Brandon Saad – American professional ice hockey forward for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL)

References

  • Township website