Welcome to Slippery Rock Township

Slippery Rock Township derives its name from Slippery Rock Creek, which flows in a westerly direction through its territory. Slippery Rock Township is located along the northwest border of Butler County, with Mercer and Lawrence counties to the northwest.

The township surrounds the borough of Slippery Rock but is separate from it. Slippery Rock University straddles the border between the township and the borough. The unincorporated community of Dougherty’s Mills is in the southern part of the township, along Slippery Rock Creek, and Branchton is near the township’s eastern border.

The Township borders the following neighboring township’s: Mercer, Marion, Cherry, Clay, Brady and Worth.