| West Lawn | |
| Settlement Type: | CDP |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Berks |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Spring |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Pennsylvania#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | West Lawn |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Pennsylvania and the United States |
| Coordinates: | 40.3286°N -75.9944°W |
| Established Title: | Dissolved |
| Established Date: | January 1, 2006 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.2 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.2 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.0 |
| Elevation Ft: | 374 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1762 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | EST |
| Utc Offset1: | -5 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -4 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 19609 |
| Area Code: | 610 and 484 |
West Lawn is a former borough and current census-designated place in Berks County, Pennsylvania. The population was 1,762 at the 2020 census. This borough was dissolved and became part of Spring Township on January 1, 2006. Voters in both municipalities approved the dissolution during a general election vote in November 2004.
West Lawn is located at (40.328676, −75.994407).[1]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the census-designated place has a total area of 0.2sqmi, all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,597 people, 706 households, and 441 families living in the borough. The population density was 7428.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 730 housing units at an average density of 3395.8sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the borough was 95.93% White, 1.63% African American, 1.31% Asian, 0.44% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.50% of the population.
There were 706 households, of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18, 47.6% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.83.
In the borough, the age of the population was spread out, with 22.2% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 32.4% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.8 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $40,595, and the median income for a family was $48,854. Males had a median income of $35,956 versus $25,403 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $20,357. About 2.3% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.3% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.
Wilson Senior High School and Whitfield Elementary School reside within West Lawn. Wilson is known for its excellent academics and athletics programs. Their swimming program is one of the best in the nation and is currently run by Head Coach Roy Snyder.
People who were born in and/or lived in West Lawn, Pennsylvania include: