West Kittanning, Pennsylvania
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West Kittanning is a borough
Borough
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 in Armstrong County
Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
Armstrong County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 68,941. It is located northeast of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. Armstrong County was added to the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area in 2003.The county seat is Kittanning...

, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
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, United States
United States
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. The population was 1,199 at the 2000 census.

Geography

West Kittanning is located at 40°48′44"N 79°31′48"W (40.812210, -79.529949).

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the borough has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 1,199 people, 544 households, and 354 families residing in the borough. The population density
Population density
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 was 3,029.6 people per square mile (1,157.3/km²). There were 572 housing units at an average density of 1,445.3 per square mile (552.1/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.92% White, 0.08% Asian, 0.17% from other races
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, and 0.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.67% of the population.

There were 544 households out of which 24.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.5% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.9% were non-families. 32.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.75.

In the borough the population was spread out with 20.2% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 25.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 87.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.2 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $32,850, and the median income for a family was $41,458. Males had a median income of $31,587 versus $22,708 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the borough was $18,112. About 6.0% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.5% of those under age 18 and 0.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education

All students in the West Kittanning attendance area attend the Armstrong School District
Armstrong School District (Pennsylvania)
The Armstrong School District is a large, public school district which encompasses approximately 437 square miles. In Armstrong County, Pennsylvania the district covers the Boroughs of Applewold, Atwood, Dayton, Elderton, Ford City, Ford Cliff, Kittanning, Manorville, Rural Valley, West Kittanning...

. Currently, no Armstrong School District schools are located within West Kittanning.

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