Editing West Pottsgrove Township, Pennsylvania

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{{Distinguish|Lower Pottsgrove Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Upper Pottsgrove Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania}}
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'''West Pottsgrove Township''' is a [[Township (Pennsylvania)|township]] in [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 3,874 at the 2010 census.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|2.4|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|2.3|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi}}, or 2.08%, is water. It is drained by the [[Schuylkill River]], which separates it from [[Chester County, Pennsylvania|Chester County]]. Its villages include [[Stowe, Pennsylvania|Stowe]] and Upper Glasgow.

===Neighboring municipalities===
*[[Upper Pottsgrove Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Upper Pottsgrove Township]] (northeast)
*[[Pottstown, Pennsylvania|Pottstown]] (southeast)
*[[North Coventry Township, Pennsylvania|North Coventry Township, Chester County]] (south)
*[[Union Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania|Union Township, Berks County]] (tangent to the southwest)
*[[Douglass Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania|Douglass Township, Berks County]] (northwest)

==Transportation==
{{stack|[[File:2022-10-10 10 29 23 View west along U.S. Route 422 (Pottstown Expressway) from the overpass for Grosstown Road in West Pottsgrove Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.jpg|right|thumb|US 422 westbound in West Pottsgrove Township]]}}
As of 2018 there were {{convert|20.28|mi}} of public roads in West Pottsgrove Township, of which {{convert|5.96|mi}} were maintained by the [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT) and {{convert|14.32|mi}} were maintained by the township.<ref name=PennDOTmap>{{cite web |url=https://gis.penndot.gov/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/46112.pdf |title=West Pottsgrove Township map |publisher=PennDOT |access-date=March 10, 2023}}</ref>

[[U.S. Route 422 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 422]] is the main highway serving West Pottsgrove Township, traversing the southern corner of the township on an east-west alignment. A small section of [[Pennsylvania Route 100]] crosses the eastern corner of the township.

[[Pottstown Area Rapid Transit]] (PART) provides bus service to West Pottsgrove Township with the Green and Orange lines providing service to [[Pottstown, Pennsylvania|Pottstown]]. The Green Line serves [[Stowe, Pennsylvania|Stowe]] while the Green and Orange lines serve the Upland Square shopping center.<ref>{{cite web |title=Schedule |publisher=Pottstown Area Rapid Transit |url=https://www.pottstown.org/DocumentCenter/View/3378/Schedule-for-Website |access-date=January 20, 2020}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{Stack|{{US Census population
|1930= 2400
|1940= 2605
|1950= 3007
|1960= 3501
|1970= 4038
|1980= 4208
|1990= 3829
|2000= 3815
|2010= 3874
|2020= 3798
|footnote= <ref>{{cite web |title=Census 2020 |url=https://pasdc.hbg.psu.edu/Portals/48/Features/CountyAndMunicipalPopulationChange_2010to2020.xlsx?ver=2021-08-24-080135-920}}</ref>
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As of the 2010 census, the township was 83.7% White, 9.5% Black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.6% Asian, and 2.9% were two or more races. 3.3% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/profile/PA#locality-tab Census 2010: Pennsylvania]. Usatoday.Com. Retrieved on July 21, 2013.</ref>

At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 3,815 people, 1,524 households, and 1,010 families living in the township. The population density was {{convert|1,622.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,606 housing units at an average density of {{convert|682.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the township was 89.28% White, 7.21% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.84% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.81% from other races, and 1.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.18%.<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>

There were 1,524 households, 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.2% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% were non-families. 27.2% of households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.08.

The age distribution was 24.6% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males.

The median household income was $42,759 and the median family income was $52,177. Males had a median income of $32,912 versus $28,949 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,413. About 5.8% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.7% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Government and politics==
[[File:West Pottsgrove Township.jpg|thumb|right|West Pottsgrove Township municipal building]]
West Pottsgrove Township is governed by a five-member Board of Commissioners. As of 2022, the Board of Commissioners is composed of:<ref>{{cite web |title=Board of Commissioners |publisher=West Pottsgrove Township |url=https://westpottsgrove.org/about/board-commissioners/ |accessdate=January 9, 2022}}</ref>
*President Steve Miller
*Vice President Tom Palladino
*Charlie Valentine
*Pete La Rosa
*Mark Green

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|+ '''Presidential elections results'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Montco Election Results |url=https://www.montcopa.org/Archive.aspx?AMID=132}}</ref>
|-
! Year
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2020|2020]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|48.0% ''858''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''50.0%''' ''888''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2016|2016]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''50.6%''' ''769''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|43.0% ''669''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2012|2012]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|43.8% ''623''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''53.8%''' ''764''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2008|2008]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|37.2% ''555''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''61.2%''' ''912''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2004|2004]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|42.2% ''589''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''57.2%''' ''799''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2000|2000]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|42.2% ''456''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''54.2%''' ''585''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[U.S. presidential election, 1996|1996]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|34.1% ''324''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''49.3%''' ''468''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[U.S. presidential election, 1992|1992]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|32.4% ''364''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''44.4%''' ''498''
|-
|}

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*[https://westpottsgrove.org/ Official website]

{{Montgomery County, Pennsylvania}}
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[[Category:Townships in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania]]