Unionville is an

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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 ...

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, 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

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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

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in the

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, 1877-1879John 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 websiteEast Marlborough Township website
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