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Cecil-Bishop is a census-designated place in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,730 at the 2020 census. The census-designated place encompasses the unincorporated communities of Cecil and Bishop along Pennsylvania Route 50. Cecil-Bishop is located in the geographic center of Cecil Township. Much of the farmland in the area has been developed into planned neighborhoods since the 1990s due to the development of the Southpointe business park as well as Cecil Township's growth as a suburb of Pittsburgh.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 11,271 to 14,609 (+30%). Half of its homes were built before 1996.

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Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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