Unionville is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
and
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...
in
East Marlborough Township in southern
Chester County Chester County may refer to:
* Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
* Chester County, South Carolina, United States
* Chester County, Tennessee, United States
* Cheshire or the County Palatine of Chester, a ceremonial county in the North Wes ...
,
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...
, United States. It was originally known as Jacksonville. The
Unionville Village Historic District
The Unionville Village Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Unionville in East Marlborough Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
History and ...
was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1979.
As of 2020, the CDP has a population of 577.
Education
Unionville is located in the
Unionville-Chadds Ford School District
Unionville-Chadds Ford School District (UCFSD) is a school district in southeastern Chester County and western Delaware County, Pennsylvania, a area encompassing seven townships and serving a total of abpproximately 4,000 students.
The dist ...
.
Sports
Unionville High School is a member of the Ches-mont league since 2007, in PIAA District 1.
Notable people
*
John H. Pugh (1827–1905), represented
New Jersey's 2nd congressional district
New Jersey's 2nd congressional district, based in Southern New Jersey, is represented by Republican Jeff Van Drew. He was first elected as a Democrat in 2018, but announced on December 19, 2019, that he would be switching parties. The distric ...
in the
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the Lower house, lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the United States Senate, Senate being ...
, 1877-1879
John Howard Pugh
''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
The ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress'' (Bioguide) is a biographical dictionary of all present and former members of the United States Congress and its predecessor, the Continental Congress. Also included are Delegates from ...
''. Accessed August 27, 2007.
*I. Milton Smith, poet in the latter half of the nineteenth century; born in Unionville
References
External links
Unionville-Chadds Ford School District website
East Marlborough Township website
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Unincorporated communities in Chester County, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania