West Lawn | |
Census-designated place | |
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Country | United States |
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State | Pennsylvania |
County | Berks |
Township | Spring |
Elevation | 374 ft (114.0 m) |
Coordinates | 40°19′43″N 75°59′40″W / 40.32861°N 75.99444°WCoordinates: 40°19′43″N 75°59′40″W / 40.32861°N 75.99444°W |
Area | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
- land | 0.2 sq mi (1 km2) |
- water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Population | 1,715 (2010) |
Density | 7,428.8/sq mi (2,868.3/km2) |
Dissolved | January 1, 2006 |
Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
- summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP Code | 19609 |
Area code | 610 and 484 |
West Lawn is a former borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Now as of 2010, it is a census-designated place. The population was 1,715 at the 2010 census. This borough was dissolved and became part of Spring Township on January 1, 2006. Voters in both municipalities approved the dissolution during a general election vote in November 2004.
West Lawn is located at 40°19′43″N 75°59′40″W / 40.32861°N 75.99444°W (40.328676, −75.994407).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the census-designated place has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2), all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,597 people, 706 households, and 441 families residing in the borough. The population density was 7,428.8 inhabitants per square mile (2,936.2/km²). There were 730 housing units at an average density of 3,395.8 per square mile (1,342.2/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 95.93% White, 1.63% African American, 1.31% Asian, 0.44% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.50% of the population.