Nicholson Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania

Nicholson Township
Fields on Old Frame Road, the Deffenbaugh Site
Location of Nicholson Township in Fayette County
Location of Fayette County in Pennsylvania
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyFayette
Area
  Total
21.97 sq mi (56.90 km2)
  Land21.81 sq mi (56.49 km2)
  Water0.16 sq mi (0.41 km2)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
1,730
  Estimate 
(2022)
1,690
  Density80.19/sq mi (30.96/km2)
Time zoneUTC-4 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (EDT)
Area code724

Nicholson Township is a township in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,730 at the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 1,805 tabulated in 2010. The Albert Gallatin Area School District serves the township. New Geneva, Martin, Gallatin, Old Frame, Bowood, Woodside, and Grays Landing are communities in the township.