Dunbar Township, Pennsylvania

Dunbar Township
The Isaac Meason House, a historic house in the township
Location of Dunbar Township in Fayette County
Location of Fayette County in Pennsylvania
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyFayette
Incorporated as a TownshipDecember, 1798
Area
  Total
59.54 sq mi (154.21 km2)
  Land59.10 sq mi (153.06 km2)
  Water0.44 sq mi (1.15 km2)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
6,671
  Estimate 
(2022)
6,519
  Density117.13/sq mi (45.22/km2)
Time zoneUTC-4 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (EDT)
Area code724

Dunbar Township is a township in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,671 at the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 7,126 tabulated in 2010.

Dunbar Township includes the unincorporated communities of Dickerson Run, Liberty, Adelaide, Crossland, Juniata, Little Summit, Graham Crossing, Leisenring, West Leisenring, Rogerstown, Trotter, Greenwood Heights, Wheeler, Fayette, Sitka, Bowest, Dunbar, Monarch, Morrell, Mahoning, Hill Farm, Ferguson, Pechin, Brown Row, Hardy Hill, Factory Hill, Furnace Hill, and Irishtown.