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West Leechburg, Pennsylvania

West Leechburg, Pennsylvania
Borough
West Leechburg, Pennsylvania is located in Pennsylvania
West Leechburg, Pennsylvania
West Leechburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°37′56″N 79°37′02″W / 40.63222°N 79.61722°W / 40.63222; -79.61722Coordinates: 40°37′56″N 79°37′02″W / 40.63222°N 79.61722°W / 40.63222; -79.61722
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Westmoreland
Incorporated 1928
Government
 • Type Borough Council
 • Mayor Jim Gallucci
Area
 • Total 1.0 sq mi (3 km2)
 • Land 0.9 sq mi (2 km2)
 • Water 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation 994 ft (303 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 1,294
 • Density 1,388.3/sq mi (536.0/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Zip code 15656

West Leechburg is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,294 at the 2010 census.

West Leechburg is located at 40°37′56″N 79°37′2″W / 40.63222°N 79.61722°W / 40.63222; -79.61722 (40.632129, -79.617137).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2), of which, 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (7.00%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,290 people, 542 households, and 405 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,388.3 people per square mile (535.6/km²). There were 573 housing units at an average density of 616.7 per square mile (237.9/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.14% White, 0.47% African American, 0.23% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.39% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.62% of the population.

There were 542 households out of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.0% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.1% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.77.


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