West Buffalo Township, Union County, Pennsylvania

West Buffalo Township, Pennsylvania
Township
There are many dairy farms like this in West Buffalo Township.
Map of Union County, Pennsylvania highlighting West Buffalo Township
Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Union County
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Union
Settled	1769
Incorporated	1793
Area
• Total	38.0 sq mi (98.4 km2)
Population (2000)
• Total	2,795
• Density	73.6/sq mi (28.4/km2)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)

West Buffalo Township is a township in Union County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,795 at the 2000 census.

The Hayes Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 38.0 square miles (98.4 km²), of which, 38.0 square miles (98.4 km²) of it is land and 0.03% is water.

West Buffalo Township is bordered by Lycoming County to the north, White Deer and Buffalo Townships to the east, Mifflinburg and Limestone Township to the south and Lewis Township to the west.

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,795 people, 993 households, and 753 families residing in the township. The population density was 73.6 people per square mile (28.4/km²). There were 1,149 housing units at an average density of 30.2/sq mi (11.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.10% White, 0.43% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.25% from other races, and 0.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.97% of the population.