West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania Borough of West Conshohocken West Conshohocken Borough West Conshohocken Borough Hall Map of West Conshohocken, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Location of West Conshohocken in Montgomery County West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania is positioned in Pennsylvania West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania Location of West Conshohocken in Pennsylvania West Conshohocken is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Its sister improve is Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, positioned athwart the Schuylkill River.
Montgomery County's seat, Norristown, is positioned approximately two miles north of, and athwart the river from, West Conshohocken.
West Conshohocken Borough was incorporated October 6, 1874 from territory taken almost equally from the Townships of Lower and Upper Merion.
Today, with its adjacency to highways I-76 and I-476 (Blue Route), this small borough and its sister Conshohocken Borough have experienced moderate office and retail development.
West Conshohocken is easily identified by the mid and high-rise commercial evolution along its waterfront, which in recent years has also spread athwart the river to Conshohocken's waterfront.
West Conshohocken is positioned at 40 4 10 N 75 18 57 W (40.069509, -75.315755). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the borough has a total region of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2), of which, 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2) of it is territory and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (4.49%) is water.
The borough contains most of the I-76/I-476/PA-23 interchange, which also takes up a large portion of the borough's land.
According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, West Conshohocken has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. As of the 2010 census, the borough was 90.1% White, 3.6% Black or African American, 0.5% Native American, 3.3% Asian, and 1.7% were two or more competitions.
In the borough the populace was spread out, with 17.6% under the age of 18, 12.6% from 18 to 24, 35.2% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
West Conshohocken has a town/city manager form of government with a mayor and a seven-member borough council.
SEPTA bus lines furnish access to the Norristown Transportation Center, and bus and rail lines connect the borough to other portions of Montgomery County and Philadelphia.
West Conshohocken pupils are assigned to schools in the Upper Merion Area School District.
Climate Summary for West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012".
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