Editing West Shenango Township, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Township in Pennsylvania, US}}
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{{other Pennsylvania townships|Shenango Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                   = West Shenango Township,<br>Crawford County, Pennsylvania
| settlement_type        = [[Township (Pennsylvania)|Township]]
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| image_caption          = Lakeshore at [[Pymatuning State Park (Pennsylvania)|Pymatuning State Park]]
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| image_map              = Map of West Shenango Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania Highlighted.png
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| map_caption            = Location of West Shenango 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]]
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| area_total_km2         = 23.32
| area_land_km2          = 17.68
| area_water_km2         = 5.64
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| elevation_min_ft        = 970
| elevation_min_point     = [[Shenango River]]
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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}}</ref>
| population_total       = 433
| population_as_of       = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_density_km2 = 27.82
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| timezone1              = [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
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| area_code              = 814
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|population_est = 424
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|blank_info = 42-039-84008
|area_total_sq_mi = 9.00
|area_land_sq_mi = 6.83
|area_water_sq_mi = 2.18
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'''West Shenango Township''' is a [[township (Pennsylvania)|township]] in [[Crawford County, Pennsylvania|Crawford County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 433 at the 2020 census,<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2023"/> down from 504 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US4203984008| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): West Shenango township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=June 15, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213120202/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US4203984008| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Geography==
West Shenango Township occupies the southwestern corner of Crawford County, bordered by [[Mercer County, Pennsylvania|Mercer County]] to the south and by [[Ashtabula County, Ohio|Ashtabula]] and [[Trumbull County, Ohio|Trumbull]] counties in [[Ohio]] to the west. The northeastern border of the township is within [[Pymatuning Reservoir]] and its outlet, the [[Shenango River]].

The unincorporated community of Turnersville is in the northeastern part of the township, along Pymatuning Reservoir; Turnersville and neighboring residential communities make up part of the [[Pymatuning South, Pennsylvania|Pymatuning South]] [[census-designated place]]. [[Pymatuning State Park (Pennsylvania)|Pymatuning State Park]] occupies the lakeshore.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|23.3|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|17.7|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|5.6|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 24.17%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|2000= 541
|2010= 504
|2020= 433
|estyear=2023
|estimate=424
|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}}</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=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 541 people, 221 households, and 152 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|79.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 288 housing units at an average density of {{convert|42.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 99.63% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], and 0.37% from two or more races.

There were 221 households, out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the township the population was spread out, with 24.0% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 89.2 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $34,250, and the median income for a family was $43,438. Males had a median income of $34,643 versus $19,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $16,284.  About 5.7% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.4% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Crawford County, Pennsylvania}}

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