Official Name: | West Lebanon Township, Pennsylvania |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania#USA |
Pushpin Label Position: | none |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Pennsylvania##Location in the United States |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Lebanon |
Established Title: | Settled |
Established Title1: | Incorporated |
Established Date1: | 1888 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 1.02 |
Area Land Km2: | 1.00 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.02 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.39 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.39 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 830 |
Population Density Km2: | 808.06 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 2090.44 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 40.345°N -76.45°W |
Elevation Ft: | 472 |
Postal Code Type: | 17046 |
Area Code: | 717 |
Pop Est As Of: | 2021 |
Population Est: | 832 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 42-075-83312 |
West Lebanon Township is a township in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 830 at the 2020 census.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 0.4 square mile (1.1 km2), all land. It is bordered to the east and north by the city of Lebanon, to the west by North Lebanon Township, and to the south by North Cornwall Township. The southern half of the township is part of the Pleasant Hill census-designated place.
As of the census[3] of 2010, there were 781 people, 326 households, and 220 families residing in the township. The population density was 2079.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 346 housing units at an average density of 860.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 89.8% White, 2.4% African American, 0.8% Asian, 3.6% from other races, and 3.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.3% of the population.
There were 326 households, out of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 25.2% of all households were made up of single individuals, and 8.2% were individuals who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.84.
In the township, the population was spread out, with 21.4% under the age of 18, 65.2% who were between 18 and 65, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.
The median income for a household in the township was $37,143, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $31,591 versus $23,594 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,709. About 8.4% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.5% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.