West Sunbury, Pennsylvania

West Sunbury, Pennsylvania
Borough
Main Street
Location of West Sunbury in Butler County, Pennsylvania.
West Sunbury
Coordinates: 41°00′22″N 79°53′46″W / 41.00611°N 79.89611°W / 41.00611; -79.89611
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Butler
Settled	1828
Incorporated	1866
Government
• Type	Borough Council
• Mayor	Richard Wagner
Area [1]
• Total	0.11 sq mi (0.29 km2)
• Land	0.11 sq mi (0.29 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population  (2010)
• Total	192
• Estimate  (2019)[2]	181
• Density	1,645.45/sq mi (634.82/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip code	16061
FIPS code	42-84064

West Sunbury is a borough in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 192 at the 2010 census.^[3]

On July 29, 1929, Amelia Earhart landed at the Sunbury Airport to attend a local air show. Less than two months later, September 17, she was forced to land there again due to bad weather while flying from Long Island to Kansas City.^[4]

On the morning of December 25, 2022, the borough's primary marketplace burnt down.^[5] This significantly impacted most of the residents, as the next closest general store was in a neighboring town.^[6]

West Sunbury is located in north-central Butler County.^[7] Pennsylvania Routes 138 and 308 run together through the center of the borough as Main Street. Via PA 308, it is 10 miles (16 km) south to Butler, the county seat.

According to the United States Census Bureau, West Sunbury has a total area of 0.11 square miles (0.29 km²), all land.^[3]

The borough has a rudimentary privately owned public airport to the north of the urban area.^{[8][9][10][11]}

As of the 2000 census,^[13] there were 104 people, 42 households, and 25 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,021.8 inhabitants per square mile (394.5/km²). There were 47 housing units at an average density of 461.8 per square mile (178.3/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 100.00% White. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.92% of the population.

There were 42 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.1% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 26.9% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 116.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.7 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $25,625, and the median income for a family was $33,750. Males had a median income of $27,000 versus $15,750 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $12,643. There were 14.8% of families and 21.3% of the population living below the poverty line, including 32.1% of under eighteens and 12.5% of those over 64.

In late June 2012, an airshow was held over West Sunbury.^[15]

Students in the borough and surrounding region belong to the Moniteau School District.^[16]

Children in kindergarten through sixth grade receive education at the only elementary school, Dassa McKinney, located east of borough. Students continue their education at Moniteau Jr./Sr. High School, located to the north of borough.

• Janet Anderson, 1982 U.S. Women's Open golf champion
• Bob Glenn, baseball player and civil engineer
• Brice Schwab, American football player

• Moniteau High School