West Penn Township, Pennsylvania
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West Penn Township is a township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,852 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 150.7 km² (58.2 mi²). 150.2 km² (58.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (0.38%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 3,852 people, 1,485 households, and 1,136 families residing in the township. The population density was 25.7/km² (66.4/mi²). There were 1,607 housing units at an average density of 10.7/km² (27.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.78% White, 0.21% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.34% from other races, and 0.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.73% of the population.
There were 1,485 households out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.7% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.5% were non-families. 19.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the township the population was spread out with 22.0% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 28.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 103.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $39,276, and the median income for a family was $47,341. Males had a median income of $31,673 versus $21,649 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,577. About 3.5% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Other Meanings
West Penn in general can also be a shortened form of Western Pennsylvania.
