Editing West Mead Township, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Township in Pennsylvania, US}}
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{{Distinguish|East Mead Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania|Mead Township, Pennsylvania}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                   = West Mead Township,<br>Crawford County, Pennsylvania
| settlement_type        = [[Township (Pennsylvania)|Township]]
| image_skyline          = PA 27 eb in West Mead Twp., June 2024.jpg
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| image_caption          = [[PA 27]] eastbound in West Mead Township
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| motto                  = "Where Good Things Are Happening"
| image_map              = Map of West Mead Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania Highlighted.png
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| map_caption            = Location of West Mead Township in Crawford County
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| map_caption1           = Location of Crawford County in Pennsylvania
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| subdivision_name2      = [[Crawford County, Pennsylvania|Crawford County]]
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| leader_title           = Mayor
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| unit_pref              = Imperial
| 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=August 13, 2017|archive-date=August 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824204429/https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2016_Gazetteer/2016_gaz_place_42.txt|url-status=live}}</ref>
| area_total_km2         = 48.27
| area_land_km2          = 47.37
| area_water_km2         = 0.90
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| elevation_min_ft        = 1,060
| elevation_min_point     = [[French Creek (Allegheny River tributary)|French Creek]]
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| population_footnotes   = <ref name="USCensusEst2020-2023">{{cite web |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023 |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 6, 2024 |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>
| population_total       = 5043
| population_as_of       = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_density_km2 = 108.53
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| postal_code              = 16335<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/16335|title=West Mead Township PA ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2023|access-date=May 13, 2023|archive-date=May 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518100541/https://www.zipdatamaps.com/16335|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| area_code                       = [[Area code 814|814]]
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| website                = {{URL|westmead.org}}
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|population_est = 4946
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|area_total_sq_mi = 18.64
|area_land_sq_mi = 18.29
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.35
|population_density_sq_mi = 281.08
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'''West Mead Township''' is a [[township (Pennsylvania)|township]] in [[Crawford County, Pennsylvania|Crawford County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 5,043 at the 2020 census,<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2023"/> down from 5,249 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US4203983480| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): West Mead township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=June 15, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213130053/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US4203983480| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==History==
In 1898, West Mead Township and East Mead Township were divided, from lands originally referred to as Mead Township. <ref>[https://westmead.org/question/history-west-mead-township/#/city/answers/parks-recreation/history-west-mead-township  What is the History of West Mead Township?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619044305/https://westmead.org/question/history-west-mead-township/#/city/answers/parks-recreation/history-west-mead-township |date=June 19, 2024 }} West Mead Township website, accessed October 11, 2023.</ref>
The [[Bridge in West Mead Township]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1988.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
West Mead Township is located slightly southwest of the geographic center of Crawford County. It borders the city of [[Meadville, Pennsylvania|Meadville]] to the north, east, and south. [[French Creek (Allegheny River)|French Creek]] forms the western boundary of the township to the north and south of Meadville. Tamarack Lake is in the southeast.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|48.6|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|47.4|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|1.3|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 2.65%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|2000= 5227
|2010= 5249
|2020= 5043
|estyear=2023
|estimate=4946
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2023"/>
|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|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>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website|archive-date=December 27, 1996|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961227012639/https://www.census.gov/|url-status=live}}</ref> of 2000, there were 5,227 people, 2,098 households, and 1,525 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|286.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 2,184 housing units at an average density of {{convert|119.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 96.52% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.07% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.23% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.55% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.08% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.55% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.50% of the population.

There were 2,098 households, out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the township the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $41,793, and the median income for a family was $47,156. Males had a median income of $38,144 versus $22,254 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $19,241.  About 6.8% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.5% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://westmead.org West Mead Township official website]
*[http://www.yoset.org/history/1885/Mead.html History of Mead Township, PA]

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