 metal township is a township in franklin county, pennsylvania, united states. the population was 1,721 at the 2000 census. ==history== the bridge in metal township, carrick furnace, and mt. pleasant iron works house are listed on the national register of historic places. ==geography== according to the united states census bureau, the township has a total area of 44.5&nbsp;square miles (115.4&nbsp;kmÂ²), of which 44.5&nbsp;square miles (115.2&nbsp;kmÂ²) is land and 0.1&nbsp;square mile (0.2&nbsp;kmÂ²) (0.16%) is water. ==demographics== as of the census of 2000, there were 1,721 people, 663 households, and 487 families residing in the township. the population density was 38.7 people per square mile (14.9/kmÂ²). there were 782 housing units at an average density of 17.6/sq&nbsp;mi (6.8/kmÂ²). the racial makeup of the township was 99.07% white, 0.35% african american, 
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