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New Congressional Districts for Western Pennsylvania

Friday, January 04, 2002

Here are the new congressional districts for Western Pennsylvania approved by the state Legislature yesterday:

3rd District, incumbent Phil English, R-Erie

Armstrong County -- Townships of Boggs, Bradys Bend, Cowanshannock, East Franklin, Hovey, Kittanning, Madison, Mahoning, Perry, Pine, Rayburn, Redbank, Sugarcreek, Valley, Washington, Wayne, West Franklin and part of South Buffalo. Boroughs of Applewold, Atwood, Dayton, Parker City, Rural Valley, South Bethlehem, West Kittanning and Worthington.

Butler County -- City of Butler. Townships of Allegheny, Brady, Butler, Center, Cherry, Clay, Clearfield, Concord, Connoquenessing, Donegal, Fairview, Forward, Franklin, Jefferson, Marion, Mercer, Muddy Creek, Oakland, Parker, Penn, Slippery Rock, Summit, Venango, Washington, Winfield and Worth. Boroughs of Bruin, Callery, Cherry Valley, Chicora, Connoquenessing, East Butler, Eau Claire, Evans City, Fairview, Harrisville, Karns City, Petrolia, Portersville, Prospect, Saxonburg, Slippery Rock, West Liberty and West Sunbury.

Crawford County -- City of Meadville. Townships of Athens, Beaver, Bloomfield, Cambridge, Conneaut, Cussewago, East Fairfield, East Fallowfield, East Mead, Fairfield, Greenwood, Hayfield, North Shenango, Pine, Randolph, Richmond, Rockdale, Sadsbury, South Shenango, Sparta, Spring, Steuben, Summerhill, Summit, Troy, Union, Venango, Vernon, Wayne, West Fallowfield, West Mead, West Shenango and Woodcock. Boroughs of Blooming Valley, Cambridge Springs, Centerville, Cochranton, Conneaut Lake, Conneautville, Linesville, Saegertown, Spartansburg, Springboro, Townville, Venango and Woodcock.

Erie County -- All

Mercer County -- The City of Sharon and part of the City of Hermitage. Townships of Coolspring, Deer Creek, Delaware, East Lackawannock, Fairview, Findley, French Creek, Greene, Hempfield, Jackson, Jefferson, Lackawannock, Lake, Liberty, Mill Creek, New Vernon, Otter Creek, Perry, Pine, Pymatuning, Salem, Sandy Creek, Sandy Lake, South Pymatuning, Springfield, Sugar Grove, West Salem, Wilmington, Wolf Creek and Worth. Boroughs of Clark, Fredonia, Greenville, Grove City, Jackson Center, Jamestown, Mercer, New Lebanon, Sandy Lake, Sharpsville, Sheakleyville and Stoneboro.

Venango County -- Townships of Clinton, Irwin, Richland, Rockland and Scrubgrass. Boroughs of Barkeyville, Clintonville and Emlenton.

Warren County -- City of Warren. Townships of Brokenstraw, Columbus, Eldred, Farmington, Freehold, Glade, Pine Grove, Spring Creek, Sugar Grove and Triumph. Boroughs of Bear Lake, Sugar Grove and Youngsville.

Total population: 646,364

4th District, Melissa Hart, R-Bradford Woods

Allegheny County -- Townships of Aleppo, Fawn, Frazer, Hampton, Harmar, Harrison, Indiana, Kilbuck, Leet, Marshall, McCandless, Ohio, Pine, Richland, Ross, Shaler, Springdale, West Deer and part of East Deer and O'Hara. Boroughs of Aspinwall, Bell Acres, Ben Avon, Ben Avon Heights, Bradford Woods, Cheswick, Edgeworth, Emsworth, Fox Chapel, Franklin Park, Glenfield, Haysville, Leetsdale, Oakmont, Osborne, Plum, Sewickley, Sewickley Heights, Sewickley Hills, Springdale, West View and parts of Avalon, Brackenridge and Etna.

Beaver County -- All

Butler County -- Townships of Adams, Buffalo, Clinton, Cranberry, Jackson, Lancaster and Middlesex. Boroughs of Harmony, Mars, Seven Fields, Valencia and Zelienople.

Lawrence County -- All

Mercer County -- City of Farrell and part of the City of Hermitage. Township of Shenango. Boroughs of West Middlesex and Wheatland.

Westmoreland County -- Boroughs of Delmont, Export and Murrysville.

Total population: 646,375

9th District, Bill Shuster, R-Blair

All of Bedford County, Blair County, Franklin County, Fulton County, Huntingdon County and Juniata County.

Cambria County -- Townships of Allegheny, Chest, Clearfield, Dean, Elder, Gallitzin, Reade, Susquehanna and White. Boroughs of Ashville, Chest Springs, Gallitzin, Hastings, Loretto, Northern Cambria, Patton and Tunnelhill.

Clearfield County -- Townships of Beccaria, Burnside, Chest, Gulich, Jordan and Knox. Boroughs of Burnside, Coalport, Irvona, New Washington, Newburg, Ramey and Westover.

Cumberland County -- Townships of Cooke, Dickinson, Hopewell, Lower Frankford, Lower Mifflin, North Middleton, North Newton, Penn, South Newton, Upper Frankford, Upper Mifflin, West Pennsboro, and parts of Southampton. Boroughs of Newburg and Newville.

Fayette County -- Parts of the City of Connellsville. Townships of Connellsville, Henry Clay, Springfield, Stewart, Wharton, and parts of Dunbar, Georges, North Union, South Union and Springhill. Boroughs of Fairchance, Markleysburg, Ohiopyle, Smithfield and South Connellsville.

Indiana County -- Townships of Armstrong, Banks, Black Lick, Brush Valley, Buffington, Burrell, Canoe, Center, Conemaugh, East Mahoning, East Wheatfield, Grant, Green, Montgomery, North Mahoning, Rayne, South Mahoning, Washington, West Mahoning, West Wheatfield, Young and part of White. Boroughs of Armagh, Blairsville, Cherry Tree, Creekside, Ernest, Glen Campbell, Homer City, Marion Center, Plumville, Saltsburg, Shelocta, Smicksburg and parts of Indiana.

Mifflin County -- Townships of Bratton, Menno, Oliver, Union and Wayne. Boroughs of Kistler, McVeytown and Newton Hamilton.

Perry County -- Townships of Carroll, Greenwood, Howe, Jackson, Liverpool, Northeast Madison, Rye, Saville, Southwest Madison, Spring, Toboyne, Tuscarora and Tyrone. Boroughs of Blain, Landisburg, Liverpool and Millerstown.

Somerset County -- Townships of Addison, Allegheny, Black, Brothersvalley, Elk Lick, Fairhope, Greenville, Larimer, Lower Turkeyfoot, Milford, Northampton, Ogle, Shade, Somerset, Southampton, Stonycreek, Summit and Upper Turkeyfoot. Boroughs of Addison, Berlin, Callimont, Casselman, Central City, Confluence, Garrett, Indian Lake, Meyersdale, New Baltimore, New Centerville, Rockwood, Salisbury, Shanksville, Somerset, Ursina and Wellersburg.

Total population: 646,379

12th District, John Murtha, D-Johnstown

Allegheny County -- Part of the township of East Deer. Borough of Tarentum and part of Brackenridge.

Armstrong County -- Townships of Bethel, Burrell, Cadogan, Gilpin, Kiskiminetas, Manor, North Buffalo, Parks, Plumcreek, South Bend and part of South Buffalo. Boroughs of Apollo, Elderton, Ford City, Ford Cliff, Freeport, Kittanning, Leechburg, Manorville and North Apollo.

Cambria County -- City of Johnstown. Townships of Adams, Barr, Blacklick, Cambria, Conemaugh, Cresson, Croyle, East Carroll, East Taylor, Jackson, Lower Yoder, Middle Taylor, Munster, Portage, Richland, Stonycreek, Summerhill, Upper Yoder, Washington, West Carroll and West Taylor. Boroughs of Brownstown, Carrolltown, Cassandra, Cresson, Daisytown, Dale, East Conemaugh, Ebensburg, Ehrenfeld, Ferndale, Franklin, Geistown, Lilly, Lorain, Nanty Glo, Portage, Sankertown, Scalp Level, South Fork, Southmont, Summerhill, Vintondale, Westmont and Wilmore.

Fayette County -- City of Uniontown and part of the City of Connellsville. Townships of Brownsville, Bullskin, Franklin, German, Jefferson, Lower Tyrone, Luzerne, Menallen, Nicholson, Perry, Redstone, Saltlick, Upper Tyrone, Washington and part of Dunbar, Georges, North Union, South Union and Springhill. Boroughs of Belle Vernon, Brownsville, Dawson, Dunbar, Everson, Fayette City, Masontown, Newell, Perryopolis, Point Marion and Vanderbilt.

Greene County -- All

Indiana County -- Townships of Cherryhill, Pine and part of White. Borough of Clymer. Part of Borough of Indiana.

Somerset County -- Townships of Conemaugh, Jefferson, Jenner, Lincoln, Middlecreek, Paint and Quemahoning. Boroughs of Benson, Boswell, Hooversville, Jennerstown, Paint, Seven Springs, Stoystown and Windber.

Washington County -- Cities of Monongahela and Washington. Townships of Canton, East Bethlehem, North Bethlehem, Somerset, Union, West Bethlehem, West Pike Run and parts of Carroll, Chartiers, Fallowfield, North Strabane and South Strabane. Boroughs of Allenport, Beallsville, Bentleyville, California, Centerville, Coal Center, Cokeburg, Deemston, Donora, Dunlevy, Elco, Ellsworth, Finleyville, Houston, Long Branch, Marianna, New Eagle, North Charleroi, Roscoe, Speers, Stockdale, Twilight, West Brownsville and part of Canonsburg, Charleroi and East Washington.

Westmoreland County -- Cities of Arnold, Latrobe, Lower Burrell, Monessen and New Kensington. Townships of Allegheny, Bell, Derry, Fairfield, Loyalhanna, Rostraver, St. Clair, Upper Burrell part of East Huntingdon, Hempfield, Mount Pleasant, Salem, Sewickley, South Huntingdon, Unity and Washington. Boroughs of Avonmore, Bolivar, Derry, East Vandergrift, Hyde Park, Mount Pleasant, New Alexandria, New Florence, North Belle Vernon, Oklahoma, Scottdale, Seward, Smithton, Sutersville, Vandergrift, West Leechburg and West Newton.

Total population: 646,369

14th District, Mike Doyle, D-Swissvale

Allegheny County -- Cities of Clairton, Duquesne, McKeesport and Pittsburgh. Townships of Kennedy, Neville, Reserve, Stowe and parts of Elizabeth, North Versailles, O'Hara, Penn Hills, Robinson and Wilkins. Boroughs of Bellevue, Blawnox, Braddock, Braddock Hills, Chalfant, Coraopolis, Dravosburg, East McKeesport, East Pittsburgh, Edgewood, Forest Hills, Glassport, Homestead, Ingram, Liberty, Lincoln, McKees Rocks, Millvale, Mount Oliver, Munhall, North Braddock, Port Vue, Rankin, Sharpsburg, Swissvale, Turtle Creek, Verona, Versailles, Wall, West Homestead, West Mifflin, Whitaker, Wilkinsburg, Wilmerding, and parts of Avalon, Baldwin, Crafton, Etna, Monroeville and Pitcairn.

Total population: 646,378

18th District, Frank Mascara, D-Charleroi

Allegheny County -- Townships of Baldwin, Collier, Crescent, Findlay, Forward, Moon, Mt. Lebanon, North Fayette, Scott, South Fayette, South Park, South Versailles, Upper St. Clair and parts of Elizabeth, North Versailles, Penn Hills, Robinson and Wilkins. Boroughs of Bethel Park, Brentwood, Bridgeville, Carnegie, Castle Shannon, Churchill, Dormont, Elizabeth, Green Tree, Heidelberg, Jefferson Hills, McDonald, Oakdale, Pennsbury Village, Pleasant Hills, Rosslyn Farms, Thornburg, Trafford, West Elizabeth, White Oak, Whitehall, and parts of Baldwin, Crafton, Monroeville and Pitcairn.

Washington County -- Townships of Amwell, Blaine, Buffalo, Cecil, Cross Creek, Donegal, East Finley, Hanover, Hopewell, Independence, Jefferson, Morris, Mount Pleasant, North Franklin, Nottingham, Peters, Robinson, Smith, South Franklin, West Finley and parts of Carroll, Chartiers, Fallowfield, North Strabane and South Strabane. Boroughs of Burgettstown, Claysville, Green Hills, McDonald, Midway, West Alexander, West Middletown and parts of Canonsburg, Charleroi and East Washington.

Westmoreland County -- Cities of Greensburg and Jeannette. Townships of Cook, Donegal, Ligonier, North Huntingdon, Penn and parts of East Huntingdon, Hempfield, Mount Pleasant, Salem, Sewickley, South Huntingdon, Unity and Washington. Boroughs of Adamsburg, Arona, Donegal, Hunker, Irwin, Laurel Mountain, Ligonier, Madison, Manor, New Stanton, North Irwin, Penn, South Greensburg, Southwest Greensburg, Trafford, Youngstown and Youngwood.

Total population: 646,369



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