West Burlington Township, Pennsylvania |
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Township | |
West Burlington Township Municipal Building
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Map of Bradford County with West Burlington Township highlighted |
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Map of Bradford County, Pennsylvania |
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Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Bradford |
Settled | 1790 |
Incorporated | 1855 |
Area | |
• Total | 24.1 sq mi (62.5 km2) |
• Land | 23.9 sq mi (62.0 km2) |
• Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 696 |
• Density | 29/sq mi (11.2/km2) |
Area code(s) | 570 |
West Burlington Township is a township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 696 at the 2010 census. Children residing in the township are assigned to attend the Troy Area School District.
The Methodist Episcopal Church of Burlington was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
West Burlington Township is located in west-central Bradford County and is bordered by Springfield and Smithfield townships to the north, Burlington Township and Burlington borough to the east, Franklin Township to the south, Granville Township to the west and south, and Troy Township to the west. U.S. Route 6 runs east–west through the center of the township, following the valley of Sugar Creek and passing through the unincorporated community of West Burlington.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 24.1 square miles (62.5 km2), of which 23.9 square miles (62.0 km2) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.5 km2), or 0.79%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 782 people, 172 households, and 131 families residing in the township. The population density was 32.5 people per square mile (12.5/km²). There were 214 housing units at an average density of 8.9/sq mi (3.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.47% White, 0.64% African American, 0.13% Native American, and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.26% of the population.