Lower Tyrone Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania

Lower Tyrone Township is a township in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,171 at the 2000 census. It is the location of Linden Hall, an early 20th-century mansion and resort which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Frazier School District serves the township.

Hulltown and Raineytown are township villages.

It is named after County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 16.1 square miles (41.8 km²), of which, 15.8 square miles (41.0 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.7 km²) of it (1.74%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,171 people, 461 households, and 342 families residing in the township. The population density was 73.9 people per square mile (28.5/km²). There were 480 housing units at an average density of 30.3/sq mi (11.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.40% White, 0.34% African American, 0.09% Native American, and 0.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.09% of the population.