Cecil Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania

Cecil Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a suburb in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The population was 11,271 at the 2010 census.The township contains the Southpointe suburban business park; companies based there include Ansys, Consol Energy, Millcraft Industries and Mylan. Cecil Township is served by the Canon-McMillan School District.HistoryThe Stephenson-Campbell House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 26.4sqmi of which 26.3sqmi is land and 0.1sqmi or 0.27% is water.Villages within Cecil TownshipBishop, Cowden, Gladden Heights, Hendersonville, Lawrence, Laurel Hill, Murray Hill, Muse, VeniceDemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 9,756 people, 3,794 households, and 2,879 families residing in the township. The population density was 370.3 people per square mile (143.0/km²). There were 4,005 housing units at an average density of 152.0/sq mi (58.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.42% White, 1.58% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.13% from other races, and 0.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.53% of the population.