Created by an unknown pre-Columbian indigenous people, the petroglyphs are an archaeological site,[4] and they have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

[3] Unincorporated communities within the township include Alicia, Sigsbee, Mapletown, Glassworks, Penn Pitt, Fieldsons Crossroads, Maple Hill, and Poland Mines.

The borough of Greensboro, a separate municipality, borders the southeastern part of the township next to the Monongahela River.

As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 1,714 people, 677 households, and 513 families residing in the township.

22.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.