Geography Īccording to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 19.8 square miles (51.2 km 2), of which 19.6 square miles (50.7 km 2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km 2) is water. The Enoch Wright House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. In addition, there is an amphitheater as well as several pavilions. Peterswood Park, located in the township, is home to the Peters Township Recreation Center, as well as several football, baseball, softball, and soccer fields. An arrowhead found in Peters Township was adopted as the pattern. The township's current arrowhead logo was adopted with the new home rule charter. This altered the form of government from the prevalent Second Class Township Supervisor format to the present Council-Manager form. In 1976, the township's home rule charter became effective. By 2000, this number had increased to 17,556. Peters Township remained a sparsely populated rural community until the 1950s. Peters was initially a farming community and then later on coal became a major industry that resulted in the development of Hackett, presently a small settlement 1.2 miles (2 km) east of Venetia. David Phillips, Andrew Dunlevy, Daniel Townsend, William Fife and Robert Bell.

Some of the first settlers were James and Joshua Wright, James Matthews, John Sweringer, Rev. Regardless, the Indian name has long-been associated with Peters Township. There is uncertainty regarding Peters' race, with some sources holding that he was an Indian and others that he was a white man who traded with local Indians. Peters Township was named after William 'Indian' Peters. Over the years, portions of Peters Township were sectioned off to form other municipalities eventually, leaving the present configuration of 19.5 square miles (51 km 2). It had fallen within the area claimed by Virginia as its Yohogania County before the resolution of that state's boundary dispute with Pennsylvania. Peters Township was incorporated in 1781 as one of Washington County's thirteen original townships. It is a suburb of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The population was 22,915 at the 2020 census.

Peters Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Peters township