[4] Kiskiminetas is derived from a Native American language meaning "make daylight".

The Roaring Run hiking trail lies within the boundaries of the township, adjacent to the Kiskiminetas River and what was once the Main Line Canal.

[3] As of the 2000 census,[9] there were 4,950 people, 1,931 households, and 1,457 families residing in the township.

20.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Kiskiminetis Township appears in the 1876 Atlas of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.