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Blaine TownshipPA

A town of 629.

4 bordering townsMap →
Photo of Blaine Township

Blaine Township, PA · Photo: Brian M. Powell (user Bitmapped on en.wikipedia) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗

Is Blaine Township a good place to live?

14% of residents are under 18 in Blaine Township, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (20%) and U.S. towns (22%). Only 4 of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Blaine Township. 31% of the land in Blaine Township is conserved, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 8.2% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest park or preserve is State Game Lands Number 232, at 2,323 acres. Blaine Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

629 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Hopewell TownshipDonegal TownshipBuffalo TownshipIndependence TownshipHopewell TownshipDonegal TownshipBuffalo TownshipIndependence TownshipBlaine Township
Sawhill Covered Bridge
Sawhill Covered Bridge · National Register of Historic Places
Blaine Township’s story

Blaine Township in pictures

Census counts: 597 in 2000, 620 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 3 maps from 1907 on.

2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Getting set up

Moving to Blaine Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Blaine Township, and how to reach them.

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PowerWest Penn PowerEIAHIFLD · EIA
Internet5 providers77% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Blaine Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsMcGuffey School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Pennsylvania you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person until 15 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 15 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereWashington County Board of ElectionsWashington County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2023
ZIP codes15312, 15323, 1536515312 48% · 15323 27% · 15365 24%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Blaine Township.

Outdoors

Blaine Township has set aside nearly a third of its land for conservation

0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.

31%conserved
31%
conserved · 2,343 of 7,563 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. State Game Lands Number 232—2,323

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Work & commute

Most of Blaine Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them

Most working residents leave Blaine Township for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2013, Blaine Township has lost 44 jobs, to 39 in 2023. 5% of Blaine Township residents live below the poverty line.

1%work in town
Blaine TownshipPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line5%7.6%9.6%
Average trip to work27 minutes26 minutes25 minutes
Median household income$70,000$81,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Blaine Township1%
Washington12%
Chartiers Township8%
Pittsburgh6%
South Strabane Township6%
14 mi
median commute distance
39
jobs based in Blaine Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

Blaine Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 75% of U.S. communities. Since 1996, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Blaine Township.

25risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
25Low riskLowerHigher
Inland flooding
2
paid flood claims since 1996

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers in Blaine Township

Blaine Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 32 inches of snow falls in a winter.

32″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter23–40°
Spring39–62°
Summer60–82°
Fall43–64°
Oct 23
typical first frost
Apr 24
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Blaine Township is

19% of adults binge drink in Blaine Township.

Blaine TownshipPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)19%18%16%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)38%35%35%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)37%34%35%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)17%17%14%
26 measures vs. Pennsylvania
0 better21 too close to call5 worse
What stands outBlaine TownshipPA
More adults with arthritis35.8%30.4%
More adults with heart disease8.5%7.4%
More adults with COPD8.8%7.7%
The Washington Hospital
7.9 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Nearby attractions

Acrisure Stadium and 61 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Blaine Township. Close and well known come first.

All 74 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Acrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Meadowcroft Rockshelter: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0 · PPG Paints Arena: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Blaine Township

17pages on Blaine Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

3 within 15 miles of the center of Blaine Township

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Blaine Township for work

Where Blaine Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

12% → Washington Washington 12% 8% → Chartiers Township Chartiers Township 8% 6% → Pittsburgh Pittsburgh 6% 6% → South Strabane Township South Strabane Township 6% 5% → Donegal Township Donegal Township 5% 4% → North Strabane Township North Strabane Township 4% Blaine Township · 1% stay
39jobs based in Blaine Township
1%of working residents work in town
14 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Landmarks

2 places in Blaine Township on the National Register of Historic Places.

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About Blaine Township

Township in Pennsylvania, US

Blaine Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 620 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
12 sq mi

Questions about Blaine Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Blaine Township, PA a good place to live?

Blaine Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.