Chester County, Pennsylvania
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Chester County is a county located in the state of Pennsylvania. As of 2000, the population is 433,501.
Chester County was one of the three original counties of Pennsylvania created by William Penn in 1682. It was named for Cheshire England.
It is part of the Delaware Valley area.
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Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,968 km² (760 mi²). 1,958 km² (756 mi²) of it is land and 10 km² (4 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.51% water.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 433,501 people, 157,905 households, and 113,375 families residing in the county. The population density is 221/km² (573/mi²). There are 163,773 housing units at an average density of 84/km² (217/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 89.21% White, 6.24% Black or African American, 0.15% Native American, 1.95% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.35% from other races, and 1.06% from two or more races. 3.72% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 157,905 households out of which 35.10% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.50% are married couples living together, 8.10% have a female householder with no husband present, and 28.20% are non-families. 22.60% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.60% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.65 and the average family size is 3.15.
In the county, the population is spread out with 26.20% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 30.40% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 11.70% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 37 years. For every 100 females there are 96.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 93.10 males.
Municipalities
The county is divided into municipalities that are either cities, boroughs, or townships. Those called cities and boroughs are generally small in area but have higher population density. However, the post office uses town names and boundaries that usually do not correspond to the municipalities, and usually only even have the same names as the municipalities for the cities and boroughs. The town names used by the post office are generally used by residents to describe where they live. This list of cities and towns includes some of the towns that are not municipalities but are part of one or more townships.
- Atglen
- Avondale
- Birmingham Township
- Caln Township
- Charlestown Township
- Chesterbrook
- Coatesville
- Devon-Berwyn
- Downingtown
- East Bradford Township
- East Brandywine Township
- East Caln Township
- East Coventry Township
- East Fallowfield Township
- East Goshen Township
- East Marlborough Township
- East Nantmeal Township
- East Nottingham Township
- East Pikeland Township
- East Vincent Township
- East Whiteland Township
- Easttown Township
- Elk Township
- Elverson
- Exton
- Franklin Township
- Highland Township
- Honey Brook Township
- Honey Brook
- Kenilworth
- Kennett Square
- Kennett Township
- Lionville-Marchwood
- London Britain Township
- London Grove Township
- Londonderry Township
- Lower Oxford Township
- Malvern
- Modena
- New Garden Township
- New London Township
- Newlin Township
- North Coventry Township
- Oxford
- Paoli
- Parkesburg
- Penn Township
- Pennsbury Township
- Phoenixville
- Pocopson Township
- Sadsbury Township
- Schuylkill Township
- South Coatesville
- South Coventry Township
- South Pottstown
- Spring City
- Thornbury Township
- Thorndale
- Toughkenamon
- Tredyffrin Township
- Upper Oxford Township
- Upper Uwchlan Township
- Uwchlan Township
- Valley Township
- Wallace Township
- Warwick Township
- West Bradford Township
- West Brandywine Township
- West Caln Township
- West Chester
- West Fallowfield Township
- West Goshen Township
- West Goshen
- West Grove
- West Marlborough Township
- West Nantmeal Township
- West Nottingham Township
- West Pikeland Township
- West Sadsbury Township
- West Vincent Township
- West Whiteland Township
- Westtown Township
- Willistown Township
Education
Colleges and universities
- Immaculata University
- Lincoln University
- Penn State Great Valley
- Valley Forge Christian College
- West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Schools
External links
- Chester County Home Page (http://www.chesco.org)
