[3] Young Township is the location of adjacent Punxsutawney's Groundhog Day celebration each February 2, during which thousands of attendees and international media outlets visit for an annual weather prediction by the groundhog Punxsutawney Phil.

Although named for Punxsutawney, the actual prediction location, Gobbler's Knob, is in Young Township.

[4][5] The township is located in southern Jefferson County and borders the borough of Punxsutawney on three sides.

Unincorporated communities in the township include Walston, Adrian Mines, Horatio, Sportsburg, Harmony, and Crawfordtown.

[6] Mahoning Creek, a westward-flowing tributary of the Allegheny River, crosses the central part of the township after leaving Punxsutawney.