| Official Name: | West Swanzey, New Hampshire |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | New Hampshire#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | West Swanzey |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New Hampshire |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cheshire |
| Subdivision Type3: | Town |
| Subdivision Name3: | Swanzey |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.73 |
| Area Land Km2: | 6.68 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.05 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.60 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.58 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1281 |
| Population Density Km2: | 191.69 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 496.51 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 156 |
| Elevation Ft: | 512 |
| Coordinates: | 42.8697°N -72.3253°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 03469 |
| Area Code: | 603 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 33-83700 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0870797 |
West Swanzey is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Swanzey within Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,281 at the 2020 census.[2] It is the largest village in the town of Swanzey.
West Swanzey is located in the west-central part of the town of Swanzey, on both sides of the Ashuelot River. The West Swanzey Covered Bridge carries Main Street across the river in the center of the village. New Hampshire Route 10 passes through the west side of the village, leading north 6miles to Keene and south 7miles to Winchester.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the West Swanzey CDP has a total area of 6.73km2, of which 6.68sqkm are land and 0.05sqkm, or 0.70%, are water.[3]
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,308 people, 581 households, and 340 families residing in the CDP. There were 617 housing units, of which 36, or 5.8%, were vacant. The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.2% white, 0.8% African American, 0.2% Native American, 4.4% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 0.2% some other race, and 1.2% two or more races. 1.2% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.[4]
Of the 581 households in the CDP, 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.4% were headed by married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.5% were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25, and the average family size was 2.83.[4]
21.5% of residents in the CDP were under the age of 18, 8.9% were from age 18 to 24, 28.3% were from 25 to 44, 26.6% were from 45 to 64, and 14.6% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.1 males.[4]
For the period 2011–15, the estimated median annual income for a household was $38,856. Male full-time workers had a median income of 29,524 versus $27,738 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $23,011. 40.2% of the population and 39.1% of families were below the poverty line, along with 83.1% of people under the age of 18 and 13.5% of people 65 or older.[5]