West Leechburg, Pennsylvania

West Leechburg, Pennsylvania
Borough
West Leechburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:
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.

Geography

West Leechburg is located at (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.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1930	1,044		—
1940	1,123		7.6%
1950	1,113		−0.9%
1960	1,323		18.9%
1970	1,422		7.5%
1980	1,395		−1.9%
1990	1,359		−2.6%
2000	1,290		−5.1%
2010	1,294		0.3%
Est. 2014	1,273		−1.6%
Sources:

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.

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 per capita income for the borough was $20,192. About 4.9% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.8% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.

Government

West Leechburg is represented in the U.S. Congress by Representative Keith Rothfus (R).

West Leechburg is represented in the Pennsylvania General Assembly by State Senator Jim Brewster (D) and State Representative Joseph Petrarca, Jr. (D).

The longtime Mayor of West Leechburg is Jim Gallucci (D).

West Leechburg is a part of the Leechburg Area School District.