West Beaver Township, Snyder County, Pennsylvania

West Beaver Township, Pennsylvania
Township
White-topped buggies parked on a hill on a Sunday morning
Map of Snyder County, Pennsylvania highlighting West Beaver Township
Map of Snyder County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Snyder
Incorporated	1843
Area
• Total	27.9 sq mi (72.3 km2)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,872
• Estimate (2016)	1,104
• Density	40.2/sq mi (15.5/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	570
FIPS code	42-109-82464

West Beaver Township is a township in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,124 at the 2000 census.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 27.9 square miles (72.3 km²), all of it land.

West Beaver Township is bordered by Union County to the north, Spring Township to the east, West Perry Township and Juniata County to the south and Mifflin County to the west.

The borough of McClure is surrounded on three sides by West Beaver Township in the southwestern corner of the township.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,124 people, 384 households, and 306 families residing in the township. The population density was 40.2 people per square mile (15.5/km²). There were 469 housing units at an average density of 16.8/sq mi (6.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.82% White, 0.09% Asian, and 0.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.36% of the population.

There were 384 households out of which 38.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.9% were married couples living together, 3.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were non-families. 16.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.31.