As of the 2010 census, the township was 89.7% non-Hispanic White, 1.5% Black or African American, 0.9% Asian, and 1.6% were two or more races. 6.8% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.[5]
At the time of the 2000 census there were 2,485 people, 829 households, and 674 families living in the township.
The population density was 137.5 inhabitants per square mile (53.1/km2). There were 858 housing units at an average density of 47.5 per square mile (18.3/km2).
The racial makeup of the township was 96.54% White, 0.93% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 1.09% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.29%.[6]
There were 829 households; of those, 39.3% had children who were under the age of eighteen living with them, 70.1% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.6% were non-families. Of all of those households that were documented, 15.4% were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had one person living alone who was aged sixty-five or older.
The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.32.
The age distribution was 30.3% of residents who were under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% 65 or older. The median age was 35 years.
For every one hundred females, there were 101.1 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 97.5 males.
The median household income was $50,833 and the median family income was $54,940. Males had a median income of $40,566 compared with that of $24,674 for females.
The per capita income for the township was $19,853.
Approximately 11.3% of families and 14.8% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 22.6% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 12.6% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.
Transportation
PA 10 northbound in West Fallowfield Township
As of 2020, there were 56.46 miles (90.86 km) of public roads in West Fallowfield Township, of which 8.32 miles (13.39 km) were maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and 48.14 miles (77.47 km) were maintained by the township.[7]
Pennsylvania Route 10 and Pennsylvania Route 41 are the numbered roads serving West Fallowfield Township. PA 10 follows Limestone Road along a north-south alignment across the southeastern corner of the township. PA 41 follows Gap Newport Pike along a northwest-southeast alignment across the northern and eastern parts of the township.
Notable residents
Robert Futhey (1789–1870), member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives[8]
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