North Shenango TownshipPA
A town of 1,279, settled in 1854.
Is North Shenango Township a good place to live?
The best of North Shenango Township’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a D for incomes. 35% of residents are 65 or older in North Shenango Township, against 21% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. On incomes, just 74 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do worse. 54% of the land in North Shenango Township is conserved, against 8.2% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Pymatuning State Park, at 5,914 acres. On history, just 121 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do worse. North Shenango Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes North Shenango Township stand out
Where North Shenango Township beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
1,279 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How North Shenango Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far North Shenango Township is from typical.
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Moving to North Shenango Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in North Shenango Township, and how to reach them.
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 North Shenango Township.
North Shenango Township keeps nearly a third of its land conserved
Across 3 parks and preserves: 0.8 miles of trail. Parks and preserves in North Shenango Township: 3, covering 9,879 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pymatuning State Park | 0.7 mi | 5,914 |
| 2. State Game Lands Number 214 | — | 2,958 |
| 3. Pymatuning Waterfowl Area | — | 1,007 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Natural hazards: very low risk in North Shenango Township, mostly inland flooding
North Shenango Township’s FEMA risk score stands at 19 of 100. One flood insurance claim has been paid locally since 1979. Expected losses in North Shenango Township break down as 82% from inland flooding and 5% from strong winds.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of North Shenango Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
In North Shenango Township, the middle household income is $52,000. Only 7% of working residents stay in North Shenango Township for work; the rest commute out. Among residents here, 11% live below the poverty line. Half the trips to work are shorter than 23 miles.
| North Shenango Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $52,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A larger share of adults have high blood pressure in North Shenango Township than in most of Pennsylvania or the rest of the country
For adults in North Shenango Township, the share who report frequent physical distress is 16%. CDC measures, 26 in all: North Shenango Township beats Pennsylvania on 1 and trails on 11.
| North Shenango Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 34% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | North Shenango Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.4% | 79.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.6% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
North Shenango Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
The peak summer temperature for North Shenango Township comes to 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Everything we know about North Shenango Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of North Shenango Township
About 3 of every 100 North Shenango Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
1 miles of trails in North Shenango Township
53.6% of the town is conserved land, across 3 parks and preserves.
About North Shenango Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
North Shenango Township is a township in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,275 at the 2020 census, down from 1,410 at the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 26 sq mi
Questions about North Shenango Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is North Shenango Township, PA expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.