Brokenstraw Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania
Brokenstraw Township is a township in Warren County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was formed in 1800. The population was 1,730 at the 2020 census, down from 1,884 at the 2010 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.41%) is water. History In 1797, 22-year-old Callender Irvine, the United States Army's Commissary General, and son of General William Irvine, settled in Brokenstraw Township. He "reported that there were more Indians in the area then than whites." Callender built a "stately white mansion ... on the banks of the Allegheny in 1822," overlooking Crull's Island. "Callender Irvine's brother, Dr. John W. Irvine shared in the management of the [general] store, along with Robinson R. Moore, until 1820, after which he practiced medicine in Brokenstraw." William A. Irvine, M.D., another son of Callender's, settled in Brokenstraw in 1825, and spent his life attempting to turn the Irvine property to profitable commercial ventures. Among his many enterprises were a lumbering business, the general store started by his father, a wool factory, an iron foundry, and further speculation ... his farm, internal improvements ... the blacksmith shop ... and the