West Abington Township, Pennsylvania

Geobox Township
name = West Abington Township
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country = United States
state = Pennsylvania
region = Lackawanna
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map_caption = Location of West Abington Township in Lackawanna County
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West Abington Township, Also known as the "WAC", is a township in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 311 at the 2000 census.

Government

There are four supervisors elected to the township.

The supervisor's are frequently the first officials contacted about any township business or complaint and is often perceived as the township spokesperson(s). It must be realized, however, that the authority of the supervisors as a whole is limited to that provided by statute. Primary Representative: Matthew Baldwin, Township SupervisorAlternate Representative: Peter Northup945-5732

Directions: If traveling North on Route 11, pass through downtown Clarks Summit. Then after about 3 miles, stay in the right lane. Turn RIGHT at the sign to Route 632, DALTON. Loop around to the RIGHT. Turn RIGHT on Main Street. (Do not follow 632 East). Immediately go under Route 11, then there is IMMEDIATELY a fork in the road, and you'll BEAR LEFT onto Bank St. Stay on this road for 1.5 miles, during which time it changes into West Abington Road. Turn LEFT onto Lower Mill City Road. The barn is the first building on your left.

Parking will likely be on the grass. There’ll be fans, but no air conditioning. If it’s too hot, or if there’s a bad rainstorm, the meeting place could be changed. If planning to attend, you might want to contact Denise at [e-mail], or 586-3843. Carpooling is highly recommended.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 5.5 square miles (14.1 km²), of which, 5.4 square miles (14.1 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.37%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 311 people, 119 households, and 87 families residing in the township. The population density was 57.2 people per square mile (22.1/km²). There were 122 housing units at an average density of 22.4/sq mi (8.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 100.00% White.

There were 119 households out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.2% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the township the population was spread out with 20.6% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 30.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $41,250, and the median income for a family was $46,538. Males had a median income of $33,333 versus $17,222 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,931. About 3.8% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.8% of those under age 18 and 29.0% of those age 65 or over.

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