Editing West Lebanon Township, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Township in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Distinguish|Lebanon Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania|North Lebanon Township, Pennsylvania|South Lebanon Township, Pennsylvania}}
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|official_name = West Lebanon Township, Pennsylvania
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|subdivision_name2 = [[Lebanon County, Pennsylvania|Lebanon]]
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|established_title = Settled
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|established_title1 = Incorporated
|established_date1 = 1888
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|area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2016">{{cite web|title=2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2016_Gazetteer/2016_gaz_place_42.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=Aug 14, 2017}}</ref>
|area_total_km2 = 1.02
|area_land_km2 = 1.00
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|area_total_sq_mi = 0.39
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|population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
|population_footnotes = <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=9 July 2022}}</ref>
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|population_total = 830 {{increase}}
|population_density_km2 = 808.06
|population_density_sq_mi = 2090.44
|timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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|postal_code_type = [[Zip code 17046|17046]]
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|area_code = [[Area code 717|717]]
|website = {{URL|westlebtwp.org}}
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|pop_est_as_of = 2021
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|population_est = 832
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'''West Lebanon Township''' is a [[Township (Pennsylvania)|township]] in [[Lebanon County, Pennsylvania|Lebanon County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. It is part of the [[Lebanon, PA]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 830 at the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of 0.4&nbsp;square mile (1.1&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all  land. It is bordered to the east and north by the city of [[Lebanon, Pennsylvania|Lebanon]], to the west by [[North Lebanon Township, Pennsylvania|North Lebanon Township]], and to the south by [[North Cornwall Township, Pennsylvania|North Cornwall Township]]. The southern half of the township is part of the [[Pleasant Hill, Pennsylvania|Pleasant Hill]] census-designated place.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population | align =left
|2000= 836
|2010= 781
|2020= 830
|estyear=2021
|estimate=832
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{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}}</ref>
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[[File:West Lebanon, PA municipal building.jpg|thumb|West Lebanon Municipal Building]]
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2015-10-06|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2010, there were 781 people, 326 households, and 220 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|2,079.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 346 housing units at an average density of {{convert|860.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 89.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.8% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 3.6% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 11.3% of the population.

There were 326 households, out of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 25.2% of all households were made up of single individuals, and 8.2% were individuals who were 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the township, the population was spread out, with 21.4% under the age of 18, 65.2% who were between 18 and 65, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 40.

The median income for a household in the township was $37,143, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $31,591 versus $23,594 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $18,709.  About 8.4% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.5% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|westlebanonpa.gov}}

{{Lebanon County, Pennsylvania}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Townships in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania]]