West Leechburg is a

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in Westmoreland County,

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, United States, along the

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. The population was 1,294 at the 2010 census.

Geography

West Leechburg is located at (40.632129, -79.617137). According to the

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, the borough has a total area of , of which is land and is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,290 people, 542 households, and 405 families living in the borough. The population density was . There were 573 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the borough was 98.47%

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, 0.14%

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, 0.23% Asian, 0.08%

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, 0.39% from

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, and 0.70% from two or more races.

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people 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. In the borough the population was spread out, with 20.2% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 22.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $38,167, and the median income for a family was $44,000. Males had a median income of $40,875 versus $21,944 for females. The

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for the borough was $20,192. The median education level of residents was twice that of the state average, with a high per capita level employed in military, department of defense and robotics related occupations.

References

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* {{authority control Boroughs in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Populated places established in 1928 Pittsburgh metropolitan area 1928 establishments in Pennsylvania Ukrainian communities in the United States