West Wheatfield Township, Pennsylvania | |
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Township | |
Map of Indiana County, Pennsylvania Highlighting West Whitfield Township |
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Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Indiana County |
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Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Indiana |
Area | |
• Total | 31.89 sq mi (82.59 km2) |
• Land | 31.59 sq mi (81.82 km2) |
• Water | 0.30 sq mi (0.77 km2) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 2,314 |
• Estimate (2016) | 2,199 |
• Density | 69.61/sq mi (26.88/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
FIPS code | 42-063-84184 |
West Wheatfield Township is a township in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,375 at the 2000 census. The township includes the communities of Centerville, Climax, Clyde, Conpitt Junction, Germany, Heshbon, India, and Robinson.
The Bridge in West Wheatfield Township was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 32.0 square miles (82.8 km2), of which, 31.6 square miles (81.9 km2) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.9 km2) of it (1.10%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,375 people, 903 households, and 704 families residing in the township. The population density was 75.1 people per square mile (29.0/km2). There were 967 housing units at an average density of 30.6/sq mi (11.8/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 99.37% White, 0.08% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.08% from other races, and 0.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.42% of the population.
There were 903 households, out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.3% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.0% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 2.99.