West Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

West Mahanoy Township is a township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,166 at the 2000 census.GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 10.5 square miles (27.1 km²), of which, 10.4 square miles (26.9 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (0.67%) is water.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 6,166 people, 1,307 households, and 880 families residing in the township. The population density was 592.7 people per square mile (228.9/km²). There were 1,503 housing units at an average density of 144.5/sq mi (55.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 69.48% White, 27.00% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 2.85% from other races, and 0.18% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.14% of the population.There were 1,307 households out of which 23.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.6% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.92.