Editing West Liberty, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = West Liberty, Pennsylvania
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|settlement_type = [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|Borough]]
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|subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1 = [[Pennsylvania]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Pennsylvania|County]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Butler County, Pennsylvania|Butler]]
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|government_type = Borough council
|leader_title = Mayor
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|established_title = Settled
|established_date = 1829<ref name="dates">{{cite web | url = http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/counties/pdfs/Butler.pdf | title = Butler County, 5th class | publisher = Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission | format = pdf | access-date = January 15, 2010}}</ref>
|established_title1 = Incorporated
|established_date1 = 1903<ref name="dates"/>
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|area_total_km2 = 10.04
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|area_total_sq_mi = 3.88
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|population_total = 343
|population_density_km2 = 33.11
|population_density_sq_mi = 85.76
|timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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|pop_est_as_of = 2019
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|population_est = 330
|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS]] code
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'''West Liberty''' is a borough in [[Butler County, Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 343 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4283376| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212201702/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4283376| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): West Liberty borough, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=March 27, 2014}}</ref>

==Geography==
West Liberty is located in northwestern Butler County at {{coord|41|0|34|N|80|3|33|W|type:city}} (41.009509, −80.059073).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is bordered to the east and south by [[Brady Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania|Brady Township]], to the west by [[Worth Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania|Worth Township]], and to the north by [[Slippery Rock Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania|Slippery Rock Township]]. The borough includes the main settlement of West Liberty in the valley of Hogue Run but extends north as far as [[Slippery Rock Creek]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|10.0|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.08|km2|disp=flip}}, or 0.77%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1910= 199
|1920= 193
|1930= 191
|1940= 220
|1950= 245
|1960= 201
|1970= 224
|1980= 301
|1990= 282
|2000= 325
|2010= 343
|estyear=2019
|estimate=330
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
|footnote=Sources:<ref>{{cite web|title=Census of Population and Housing|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=December 11, 2013}}</ref><ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=December 11, 2013}}</ref>
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As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 325 people, 118 households, and 92 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|83.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 123 housing units at an average density of {{convert|31.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial makeup]] of the borough was 99.38% White, 0.31% Asian, and 0.31% from two or more races.

There were 118 households, out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.9% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.0% were non-families. 16.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 115.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 117.7 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $45,446, and the median income for a family was $46,354. Males had a median income of $32,813 versus $19,167 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $17,133. About 2.9% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.5% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The school district is the [[Slippery Rock Area School District]]<!--UNI 21660-->.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42019_butler/DC20SD_C42019.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Butler County, PA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-10-18}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42019_butler/DC20SD_C42019_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

==References==
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{{Butler County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1829]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Butler County, Pennsylvania]]