Armenia Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania

Armenia Township is a township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 206 at the 2020 census

Geography, Topography and History

Armenia Township is situated in the Armenian Mountains, 2000 feet above sea level on the southwest edge of the county. The township is bounded to the north by Columbia Township, to the east by Troy and Canton Townships, to the south by Canton, and to the west by Ward and Sullivan Townships in Tioga County. The Tioga River flows easterly into Armenia Township and ends near the center. There are several other smaller tributaries that flow throughout the township, as well. In 1843, Armenia Township formed from Troy and Canton. In 1808, a man named Wilson first settled Armenia Township. The first schoolhouse was built from logs in 1834. The building served dual occupancies both as a church and school for nearly ten years.

Local Government and Current Data

Three elected supervisors govern the Township of Armenia. The township employs a secretary. The township is currently without a planning commission and zoning regulations. The Bradford County Office of Planning handles all of the township’s subdivisions and land developments.

The Armenian Mountains, in which the Township is situated, allowed AES, a company that helps create renewable energy sources, to build a wind farm in Armenia Township and Sullivan County. There are a total of 124 turbines, 52 of which are located in the township. The Armenia Mountain Wind Energy Project marks the first industrial wind turbines to be erected in Bradford County.