White Township, Pennsylvania

3 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 10 ship, a B uilding community seems to be everyone’s goal these days. It’s the sign of a healthy group, be it in a business, church, or school. Building true community takes time. It takes effort. It’s all about people connecting. Connected people seem to be a bit happier. Happy people equals happy life, right? Happy people stay. Happy people participate. Happy people spend. Located in the west central part of Pennsylvania in the middle of Indiana County, White Township is one of those happy places. Founded in 1843, White Township has a population of 16,000 and covers 43 square miles. “We’ve always looked at ourselves as a full-service community,” says Chris Anderson, White Township Manager, “part urban, part suburban, and part rural.” To elaborate, the township is half suburban with subdivisions and the other half is totally rural, with big AT A GLANCE WHITE TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA WHAT: A friendly, full-service community; population 16,000 WHERE: Indiana County, west central PA WEBSITE: www.whitetownship.org GOING FOR THE GOLD