West Brunswick Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
| West Brunswick Township, Pennsylvania | |
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| Township | |
The Schuylkill River in West Brunswick Township
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 Map of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Highlighting West Brunswick Township |
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 Map of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Schuylkill |
| Settled | 1801 |
| Incorporated | 1835 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.5 sq mi (79 km2) |
| • Land | 30.3 sq mi (78 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 3,428 |
| • Density | 113.0/sq mi (43.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 570 |
West Brunswick Township is a township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. Brunswick Township was formed in 1801 as one of the original townships of Schuylkill County, being named for Brunswick (Braunschweig), Germany. In 1835, Brunswick Township was divided into East and West Brunswick Townships. Among the village names in the township are Molino, Pinedale and Frisbie.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 30.5 square miles (79.1 km²), of which, 30.3 square miles (78.6 km²) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²; 0.66%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,428 people, 1,323 households, and 998 families residing in the township. The population density was 113.0 people per square mile (43.6/km²). There were 1,402 housing units at an average density of 46.2/sq mi (17.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.65% White, 0.23% African American, 0.06% Native American, 2.22% Asian, 0.12% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 0.26% of the population.
There were 1,323 households out of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.2% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.5% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.96.
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