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Stewart TownshipPA

A town of 610.

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Photo: Sxenko · CC BY 3.0
Photo of Stewart Township

Stewart Township, PA · Photo: Sxenko · CC BY 3.0 · Source ↗

Is Stewart Township a good place to live?

Stewart Township’s median age is 52.6 years, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (43.2 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). 64% of the land in Stewart Township is conserved, above both the Pennsylvania town median (8.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Ohiopyle State Park, at 14,789 acres with 81.7 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Stewart Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

610 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Wharton TownshipSpringfield TownshipHenry Clay TownshipDunbar TownshipLower Turkeyfoot TownshipWharton TownshipSpringfield TownshipHenry Clay TownshipDunbar TownshipLower Turkeyfoot TownshipStewart Township
Fallingwater
Fallingwater · National Register of Historic Places
Stewart Township’s story

Stewart Township in pictures

The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1936.

2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Nearby attractions

Fallingwater and 17 more within 40 miles

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

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

Fallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Necessity National Battlefield: Wilson44691, CC0 · Mount Davis: Wikiuser100, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Ohiopyle State Park: Hubert Stoffels from Pittsburgh, USA, CC BY 2.0

Getting set up

Moving to Stewart Township: who provides what

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

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PowerSomerset Rural Elec Coop14.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterIndian Creek Valley Water AuthNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers85% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Stewart Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsUniontown Area 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 hereFayette County Election BureauFayette County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Oct 2022
ZIP codes15464, 15470, 15431, 1543715464 50% · 15470 44% · 15431 4% · 15437 2%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 Stewart Township.

Outdoors

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

105 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The trail density in Stewart Township is 2.1 miles per square mile.

63.9%conserved
63.9%
conserved · 20,679 of 32,347 acres
105 mi
of trails · 2.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Ohiopyle State Park81.7 mi14,789
2. State Game Lands Number 1110.3 mi230
3. State Game Lands Number 510.1 mi819

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

Natural hazards

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

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 74% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Stewart Township since 1981.

26risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
26Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoes
1
paid flood claims since 1981

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Stewart Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers

Stewart Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. Stewart Township’s July high is 82°F.

61″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–40°
Spring37–61°
Summer58–81°
Fall41–64°
Oct 18
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Work & commute

Most of Stewart Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.8 jobs for each of them

Most working residents leave Stewart Township for work: only 5% work in town. Jobs based in Stewart Township grew to 223 in 2023, 74 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Henry Clay Township (13%), Wharton Township (10%) and Morgantown (5%).

5%work in town
Stewart TownshipPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work32 minutes26 minutes25 minutes
Median household income$59,000$81,000$80,000
Below the poverty line11%7.6%9.6%
Working residents who work in town4.7%6.3%8%

Where working residents work

In Stewart Township5%
Henry Clay Township13%
Wharton Township10%
Morgantown5%
North Union Township4%
20 mi
median commute distance
223
jobs based in Stewart Township
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Health

How healthy Stewart Township is

Stewart Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 13. 20% of adults smoke cigarettes in Stewart Township.

Stewart TownshipPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)20%17%14%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)16%14%14%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)39%34%35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)14%11%12%
26 measures vs. Pennsylvania
1 better12 too close to call13 worse
What stands outStewart TownshipPA
More adults treating high blood pressure82.8%79.2%
More adults with COPD11.3%7.7%
Penn Highlands Connellsville
11.6 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Stewart Township

17pages on Stewart Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Stewart Township

Get outside

105 miles of trails in Stewart Township

63.9% of the town is conserved land, across 3 parks and preserves.

Map of trails and conserved land in Stewart TownshipConservedTrails
1
Ohiopyle State Park81.7 mi of trails · 14,789 acres
Directions
2
State Game Lands Number 1110.3 mi of trails · 230 acres
Directions
3
State Game Lands Number 510.1 mi of trails · 819 acres
Directions
Trails © OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US

Landmarks

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

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About Stewart Township

Township in Pennsylvania, US

Stewart Township is a township in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The population was 623 at the 2020 census. Stonerville and Kaufmann are the only villages in this very rural township, which is served by the Uniontown Area School District. Two U.S. National Historic Landmarks are in Stewart Township. They are Fallingwater and Kentuck Knob. Both were designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and are available for touring.

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

Area
51 sq mi

Questions about Stewart Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Stewart Township, PA a good place to live?

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