Editing West Franklin Township, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Township in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{other Pennsylvania townships|Franklin Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = West Franklin Township, Pennsylvania
|settlement_type = [[Township (Pennsylvania)|Township]]
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|image_skyline = 422 West Franklin Township Armstrong County Pennsylvania.jpg
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|image_caption = [[U.S. Route 422]] in West Franklin Township
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|image_map = Map of West Franklin Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania Highlighted.png
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|map_caption = Map of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, highlighting West Franklin Township
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|map_caption1 = Map of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
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|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1 = [[Pennsylvania]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Pennsylvania|County]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Armstrong County, Pennsylvania|Armstrong]]
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|established_title = Settled
|established_date = 1790
|established_title1 = Incorporated
|established_date1 = 1868
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|area_total_km2 = 67.55
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|population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total = 1709
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|timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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|pop_est_as_of = 2021
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|population_est = 1696
|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS]] code
|blank_info = 42-005-83024
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'''West Franklin Township''' is a [[Township (Pennsylvania)|township]] in [[Armstrong County, Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 1,709 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021">{{cite web |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |website=Census.gov |publisher=US Census Bureau |access-date=June 29, 2022 |archive-date=July 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711040810/https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |url-status=live }}</ref> a decline from the figure of 1,853 tabulated [[2010 United States census|in 2010]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US4200583024| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200210224751/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US4200583024| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 10, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): West Franklin township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=August 2, 2013}}</ref>

==Geography==
West Franklin Township is located in western Armstrong County, bordering [[Butler County, Pennsylvania|Butler County]]. It completely surrounds the borough of [[Worthington, Pennsylvania|Worthington]]. [[U.S. Route 422]] runs through the township, connecting [[Kittanning, Pennsylvania|Kittanning]] and [[Butler, Pennsylvania|Butler]]. [[Buffalo Creek (Allegheny River)|Buffalo Creek]], a tributary of the [[Allegheny River]], flows southward through the township.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|67.5|sqkm|disp=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Recreation==
A portion of [[Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 259]] is located in West Franklin Township.<ref>https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/advanced-viewer/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329155652/http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ |date=March 29, 2012 }} The National Map, retrieved October 23, 2018.</ref><ref>https://www.pgc.pa.gov/HuntTrap/StateGameLands/Documents/SGL%20Maps/SGL__259.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925004935/https://www.pgc.pa.gov/HuntTrap/StateGameLands/Documents/SGL%20Maps/SGL__259.pdf |date=September 25, 2020 }} Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 259, retrieved October 23, 2018.</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2010= 1853
|2020= 1709
|estyear=2021
|estimate=1696
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2016|archive-date=April 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426102944/http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website|archive-date=July 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712233617/https://www.census.gov/|url-status=live}}</ref> there were 1,935 people, 748 households, and 575 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|73.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 804 housing units at an average density of {{convert|30.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial makeup]] of the township was 99.28% White, 0.16% Asian, 0.36% from other races, and 0.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.78% of the population.

There were 748 households, out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.6% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% 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 2.96.

The township median age of 39 years was slightly less than the county median age of 40 years. The distribution by age group was 23.7% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $33,616, and the median income for a family was $37,042. Males had a median income of $29,740 versus $19,141 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $15,423. About 8.2% of families and 11.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 21.3% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.

==History==
West Franklin Township appears in the 1876 Atlas of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://usgwarchives.net/maps/pa/county/armstr/1876/wfrank.jpg | title=Atlas of Armstrong County Pennsylvania, page 86 | publisher=Pomeroy, Whitman & Co. | year=1876 | access-date=November 9, 2018}}</ref>

==Cemeteries==
*Franklin Union Baptist Church Cemetery<ref>{{cite gnis|2775913|Franklin Union Baptist Church Cemetery}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Armstrong County, Pennsylvania}}

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