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Contact Information:
Barbara Chapman, Chairman
Board of Supervisors
181 Hero Road
New Freeport, PA 15352
Phone — 724-451-8390
New Freeport Volunteer Fire Company:
To Report a Fire — 911
Business Calls Only — 724-447-2541
About Our Township:
Freeport Township was incorporated in 1932.
Children living within Freeport Township attend schools within the West Greene School District, which includes:
Aleppo Elementary — 724-428-5266. Business Office — 724-499-5183
Graysville Elementary — 724-428-3592
Spring-Freeport Elementary — 724-447-2331
Superintendent's Office — 724-499-5183
West Greene High School — 724-499-5191
West Greene Middle School — 724-499-5051
Greene County Career & Technology Center — 724-627-3106
Voting Precinct: is located in the New Freeport VFD at 111 Main Street, New Freeport, PA 15352
(Building Phone — 724-447-2541). For more information, contact the Greene County Elections Office — 724-852-5304. Freeport Township Coordinance: Latitude: xx, Longitude: xx, Elevation: xx feet.
The geography of Freeport Township according to the United States Census Bureau, has a total area of 22.4 km˛ (8.7 mi˛), all land. Freeport Township Officials: (List updated 1/7/2010)
Chairman: Barbara Chapman
Vice Chairman: Brandt E. Hoag 348 Stockdale Hill Road, New Freeport, PA 15352
Supervisor: Kenneth E. Kirby, PO Box 82, New Freeport, PA 15352
Secretary-Treasurer: Lisa Gatrell, 359 Jollytown Road, New Freeport, PA 15352 — Phone: 724-447-2005
Solicitor: J. William Hook
Engineer: K-2 Engineering
Auditors:
Patricia Ashcraft, 201 Jollytown Road, New Freeport, PA 15352 — Phone: 724-447-2833
Melissa Gorby, 128 Main Street, New Freeport, PA 15352 — Phone: 724-447-2600
Ginger Wise, 108 Berdine Hill Road, New Freeport, PA 15352 — Phone: 724-447-2056
Elected Tax Collector: Darleen K. Barnhart 850 Golden Oaks Road, New Freeport, PA 15352 — Phone: 724-447-2976
Appointed Tax Collector: Central Tax Bureau of PA, Inc. 192 West High Street, Waynesburg, PA 15370 — Phone: 724-627-8980
Emergency Management Coordiantor: Ethel Phillips Main Street, New Freeport, PA 15352 — Phone: 724-447-2040
Sewage Officer: Lewis J. Matt 186 Pine Run Road, Holbrook, PA 15341 — Phone: 724-499-5376
Scheduled Board Meetings: are held at 7 p.m. on the 3rd Tuesday of the month in the Township Building, Freeport, PA. Meeting Notes:coming soon Comprehensive Plan:coming soon Also see the Greene County Comprehensive Plan prepared by the Department of Economic Development. Permits and Ordinances:coming Demographics of Freeport Township: (Information Source: wikipedia.org (Wikipedia, the Free Online Encyclopedia))
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 302 people, 115 households, and 84 families residing in the township. The population density was 13.5/km˛ (34.9/mi˛).
There were 142 housing units at an average density of 6.3/km˛ (16.4/mi˛).
The racial makeup of the township was 99.34% White, 0.33% Native American, and 0.33% from two or more races.
There were 115 households out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.4% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the township the population was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 105.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $22,813, and the median income for a family was $24,844. Males had a median income of $24,844 versus $19,063 for females.
The per capita income for the township was $11,731. About 27.3% of families and 33.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.0% of those under the age of eighteen and 24.0% of those sixty-five or over. Notable mentions within Freeport Township:
Churches: New Freeport Baptist Church, New Freeport Church of Christ, Sandhill Church of Christ, Jollytown United Methodist Charge
Cemeteries:
Pennsylvania Local Government:
(Information Source: wikipedia.org (Wikipedia, the Free Online Encyclopedia))
Local government in Pennsylvania is a mosaic of 5,334 individual units.
All were established by the State or provincial government and operate under laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Each unit is distinct and independent of other local units, although they may overlap geographically and may act together to serve the public.
Freeport Township is located within Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States.
The population was was 302 at the 2000 census. Information Links and more:
USEPA FIPS Code for Pennsylvania = 42, Greene County = 059 (42059).
Federal Information Processing Standards Codes for states, counties, and named populated places; are a standardized set of numeric or alphabetic codes issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to ensure uniform identification of geographic entities through all federal government agencies. The entities covered include: states and statistically equivalent entities, counties and statistically equivalent entities, named populated and related location entities (such as, places and county subdivisions), and American Indian and Alaska Native areas.
Watersheds: Ohio Basin, Monongahela Subbasin (Source: www.dep.state.pa.us).
A watershed is an area of land that drains into a lake or river. As rainwater and melting snow run downhill, they carry sediment and other materials into our streams, lakes, wetlands and groundwater (Source www.ctic.purdue.edu)
To search for cemeteries, villages and other features within Greene County, visit the
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For general information, please contact the Information Services at 724-852-5399 / Toll Free: 1-888-852-5399. County Office Building, 93 E. High Street, Waynesburg, PA 15370
Barbara Chapman, Chairman
