South Coventry Township is a

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, United States. The population was 2,604 at the 2010 census.

History

The township derives its name from

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, England, the native home of an early settler. Coventry Hall, Coventryville Historic District, Simon Meredith House, Stephen Meredith House, Nathan Michener House, and Townsend House are listed on the

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. On September 13, 2023, fugitive Danilo Cavalcante was apprehended in Coventry Township after a two week pursuit by 500 law enforcement personnel.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , all land. The township is located in the

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. There are three main historical and unincorporated villages within the township: Bucktown, Coventryville, and Pughtown. It is the home of Owen J. Roberts School District's main campus, located at the intersection of Route 23 and Route 100.

Demographics

At the 2010 census, the township was 95.5% non-Hispanic White, 0.5% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.0% Asian, and 1.2% were two or more races. 1.7% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry. At the 2000

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, there were 1,895 people, 690 households and 529 families living in the township. The population density was . There were 721 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 98.47%

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, 0.63%

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, 0.16% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.21% from

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, and 0.42% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.69% of the population. There were 690 households, of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.8% were

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living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.3% were non-families. 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.09. Age distribution was 26.0% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.5 males. The

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was $62,857 and the median family income was $75,157. Males had a median income of $51,063 versus $33,482 for females. The

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for the township was $28,956. About 3.2% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the

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, including 1.0% of those under age 18 and 13.1% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The township is in the Owen J. Roberts School District.

Owen J. Roberts High School Owen J. Roberts High School is a high school in the Owen J. Roberts School District. It is located in Bucktown, in South Coventry Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. It has a Pottstown postal addres ...

is the zoned comprehensive high school.

Transportation

As of 2019, there were of public roads in South Coventry Township, of which were maintained by the

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(PennDOT) and were maintained by the township.

Pennsylvania Route 23 Pennsylvania Route 23 (PA 23) is an state highway in southeastern Pennsylvania. The route begins at PA 441 in Marietta and heads east to U.S. Route 1 (US 1) at City Avenue on the border of Lower Merion Township and Philadelphia. PA 23 begins a ...

and

Pennsylvania Route 100 Pennsylvania Route 100 (PA 100) is a long state highway in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania that runs from U.S. Route 202 (US 202) near West Chester north to PA 309 in Pleasant Corners. The route runs between the western suburbs of Philadelph ...

are the numbered roads serving South Coventry Township. PA 23 follows Ridge Road along an east-west alignment through the central portion of the township. PA 100 follows Pottstown Pike along a north-south alignment across the eastern portion of the township.

References

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