West Penn Township, Pennsylvania | |
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 West Penn Township War Memorial | |
 Map of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Highlighting West Penn Township | |
 Location of West Penn Township inSchuylkill County, Pennsylvania | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Schuylkill |
| Settled | 1756 |
| Incorporated | 1811 |
| Area | |
• Total | 58.00 sq mi (150.22 km2) |
| • Land | 57.78 sq mi (149.64 km2) |
| • Water | 0.22 sq mi (0.57 km2) |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,383 |
• Estimate (2021)[2] | 4,417 |
| • Density | 75.2/sq mi (29.05/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 17960, 18211, 18252, 18235 |
| Area codes | 570 and610/484 |
| FIPS code | 42-107-83792 |
West Penn Township is atownship inSchuylkill County,Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,383 in the 2020 census.[2]
According to theU.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 58.2 square miles (150.7 km2), of which 58.0 square miles (150.2 km2) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.6 km2) (0.38%) is water. It extends fromBlue Mountain in the south to the border ofTamaqua in the north and from theCarbon County border in the east to theLittle Schuylkill River in the west, which drains a part of its area. A sizable portion of West Penn is drained into theLehigh River via theMahoning andLizard Creeks, which both originate in the township. West Penn is the largest township in Schuylkill County.
The numbered state routes of West Penn are309,443, and895. West Penn's closest access to the Pennsylvania Turnpike'sNortheast Extension is the Mahoning Valley Interchange east of Lehighton withU.S. Route 209. Its villages includeAndreas (also in Carbon County),Clamtown, Dorset, Kepner (also in East Brunswick,) Leibeyville, Longacre, Mahoning Valley (also inMahoning Township), Mantzville, Millers,Snyders, andSouth Tamaqua.
The geographic center of West Penn is located approximately 24 road miles (38 km) north ofAllentown, eight road miles (9.7 km) south ofTamaqua, 15 road miles (24.1 km) east ofOrwigsburg, and seven road miles (16.1 km) west ofLehighton.
West Penn has a humid continental climate (Dfa/Dfb) and thehardiness zone is 6a. Average monthly temperatures in Leibeyville range from 27.0 °F in January to 71.6 °F in July.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2010 | 4,442 | — | |
| 2020 | 4,383 | −1.3% | |
| 2021 (est.) | 4,417 | [2] | 0.8% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[3] | |||
As of thecensus[4] of 2010, there were 4,442 people, 1,485 households, and 1,136 families residing in the township. The population density was 66.4 inhabitants per square mile (25.6/km2). There were 1,607 housing units at an average density of 27.7 per square mile (10.7/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 98.78%White, 0.21%African American, 0.08%Native American, 0.23%Asian, 0.34% fromother races, and 0.36% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino 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% weremarried 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. Theper capita income for the township was $18,577. About 3.5% of families and 5.1% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.
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