Nicholson Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania

[3] 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.

Once occupied by a Monongahela village, the site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

[4] The village of New Geneva was laid out by Albert Gallatin, Secretary of the Treasury during the Jefferson Administration.

The southern border of the township follows Georges Creek, a tributary of the Monongahela.

Pennsylvania Route 166 crosses the western side of the township, following the Monongahela; the road leads north to Masontown and south to Point Marion.

19.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.