West Mead Township, Pennsylvania

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West Mead Township is a township in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,227 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 48.1 km² (18.6 mi²). 47.2 km² (18.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.9 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (1.83%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 5,227 people, 2,098 households, and 1,525 families residing in the township. The population density was 110.8/km² (286.9/mi²). There were 2,184 housing units at an average density of 46.3/km² (119.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.52% White, 2.07% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.55% Asian, 0.08% from other races, and 0.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.50% of the population.

There were 2,098 households out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.5% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the township the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $41,793, and the median income for a family was $47,156. Males had a median income of $38,144 versus $22,254 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,241. About 6.8% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.5% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.