Editing West Pennsboro Township, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Township in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Distinguish|East Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania|Pennsbury Township, Pennsylvania}}
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|official_name = West Pennsboro Township,<br>Pennsylvania
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|area_code = [[Area code 717|717]]
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{{US Census population
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|2000= 5263
|2010= 5561
|estyear=2016
|estimate=5614
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|access-date=June 9, 2017}}</ref>
|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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'''West Pennsboro Township''' is a [[township (Pennsylvania)|township]] that is located in [[Cumberland County, Pennsylvania|Cumberland County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 5,561 at the time of the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US4204183800| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): West Pennsboro township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=June 24, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213125437/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US4204183800| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==History==
The [[John McCullough House]] was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1978, though it has been demolished.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>
[[File:USPO 17081 Plainfield CumberCo PA.jpg|thumb|right|Post office in [[Plainfield, Pennsylvania|Plainfield]]]]

==Geography==
The township is located just west of the geographic center of Cumberland County and is bordered to the east by the borough of [[Carlisle, Pennsylvania|Carlisle]], the [[county seat]]. The borough of [[Newville, Pennsylvania|Newville]] is situated on part of the western border.

[[Conodoguinet Creek]], a tributary of the [[Susquehanna River]], forms the northern border of the township, and [[Big Spring Creek (Pennsylvania)|Big Spring Creek]], a tributary of the Conodoguinet, forms most of the western boundary. The southern boundary follows [[U.S. Route 11 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 11]].

There are several unincorporated communities located in the township. [[Plainfield, Pennsylvania|Plainfield]], in the eastern part of the township, is a [[census-designated place]]. Elliottson, Greason, and [[West Hill, Pennsylvania|West Hill]] are also in the east. Mount Rock is situated on U.S. 11 near the center point of the southern border, and Big Spring is near the southwest corner of the township.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|78.4|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|78.3|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.15%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
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}}</ref> of 2000, there were 5,263 people, 1,938 households, and 1,501 families residing in the township.

The population density was {{convert|172.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,016 housing units at an average density of {{convert|66.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.

The racial makeup of the township was 98.71% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.30% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.15% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.30% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.08% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.44% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.34% of the population.

There were 1,938 households, out of which 32.5% had children who were under the age of eighteen living with them, 68.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.5% were non-families. Out of all of the householt were documented, 18.3% were made up of individuals, and 9.0% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.

The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.00.

Within the township, the population was spread out, with 24.2% of residents who were under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years.

For every one hundred females, there were 97.0 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 96.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $45,873, and the median income for a family was $50,208. Males had a median income of $35,966 compared with that of $24,438 for females.

The [[per capita income]] for the township was $19,382.

Approximately 6.2% of families and 8.4% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including 15.4% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 5.0% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.westpennsborotwp.org West Pennsboro Township official website]

{{Cumberland County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area]]
[[Category:Townships in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania]]
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