Amity Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania
Amity Township | |
|---|---|
Farmland in Amity Township along Old State Line Road | |
Location in Erie County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania | |
| Coordinates: 41°58′00″N 79°48′59″W / 41.966666666667°N 79.816388888889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Erie |
| Area | |
• Total | 28.17 sq mi (72.97 km2) |
| • Land | 28.02 sq mi (72.57 km2) |
| • Water | 0.15 sq mi (0.40 km2) |
| Highest elevation (several points east of Lyons Road) | 1,700 ft (500 m) |
| Lowest elevation | 1,240 ft (380 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 981 |
• Estimate (2023) | 972 |
| • Density | 37.83/sq mi (14.61/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (EDT) |
| Area code | 814 |
Amity Township is a township in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 981 at the 2020 census. There are no longer any boroughs or villages in the township, after the disappearance of Arbuckle and Hatch Hollow. The latter was the birthplace of famed muckraker Ida M. Tarbell, who was born in her grandfather's log cabin in Hatch Hollow in 1857.