College Township, Pennsylvania

History

Two major Native American archaeological sites are located in College Township. Known as the Tudek and Houserville sites, they were used during the Archaic period for the quarrying and reduction of stone tools made of jasper. Both sites are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Historic Districts

• Lemont Historic District
• Oak Hall Historic District

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 48.1 km2, all land. Mount Nittany is a prominent and well-known feature in the township.

College Township is bordered by Ferguson Township to the west, Patton Township to the northwest, Benner Township to the north, Harris Township to the south, and east, and the borough of State College to the south and west.

Neighborhoods

• Boalsburg (census-designated place)
• Houserville (census-designated place)
• Lemont (census-designated place)
• Millbrook
• Oak Hall
• Panorama

Demographics

As of a 2015 census estimate, the township was 89.9% Non-Hispanic White, 4.3% Black or African American, 1.2% Native American Alaska Native, 4.8% Asian, 0.3% Some other race, and 2.1% were Two or More Races. Hispanics and Latinos (of any race) were 1.1% of the population. http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=CF

Government

College Township is part of Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district, represented by Republican Glenn Thompson, elected in 2008.

College Township contracts police service from the State College Police Department, while Penn State University Police provides coverage to University Park campus.

College Township is served by the Alpha Fire Company for fire protection, which maintains one of its two substations in the College Township Municipal Building. Centre Lifelink EMS is based in College Township, as is Mount Nittany Medical Center which also provides emergency medical services.

A portion of State Correctional Institution – Rockview, a prison of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, is in College Township.

Education

College Township is served by the State College Area School District for K-12 education.

Pennsylvania State University is partially in College Township.

Transportation

The Centre Area Transportation Authority provides local bus service with fixed routes between College Township and the borough of State College as well as Patton, and Ferguson Township.

Roads

Highways include:

• U.S. Route 322 Business
• U.S. Route 322
• Interstate 99
• Pennsylvania Route 26
• Pennsylvania Route 150

References

References

1. "College Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania". College Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania.
2. "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
3. [https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/profile/PA Census 2010: Pennsylvania]. Usatoday.Com. Retrieved on July 23, 2013.
4. "Archive & Historical Records". College Township.
5. Stevenson, Christopher M., and Conran Hay. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Houserville Site (36CE65). [[National Park Service]], October 15, 1980.
6. Stevenson, Christopher M., and Conran Hay. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Tudek Site. [[National Park Service]], October 10, 1980.
7. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): College township, Centre County, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder.
8. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". US Census Bureau.
9. "2020 Census Data". United StatesCensus Bureau.
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11. "Police".
12. "Contact".
13. (August 18, 2020). "Mount Nittany Medical Center’s emergency medical services team providing excellent pre-hospital care".
14. "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: College township, PA". [[U.S. Census Bureau]].
15. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Centre County, PA". [[U.S. Census Bureau]].
16. "Route Map". Centre Area Transportation Authority.