Upper Uwchlan Township (; ) is a

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, United States. The population was 11,227 at the 2010 census. The township included the community of Milford Mills before it was inundated by the creation of the Marsh Creek Dam in 1972. The main population center of the township has grown surrounding the historic Eagle Tavern at the intersection of Route 100 and Little Conestoga Road. This major unincorporated community is known as the village of

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, but also sometimes known as Uwchlan. That is the address of the local post office.

History

The Byers Station Historic District,

West Vincent Highlands Historic District West Vincent Highlands Historic District is a national historic district located in Upper Uwchlan Township and West Vincent Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. History The district includes 147 contributing buildings, seven contributin ...

, Larkin Covered Bridge, and

Wheelen House Wheelen House, also known as Fellowship Farm, is a historic home located in Upper Uwchlan Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was built about 1750, and is a -story, random and coursed fieldstone structure in the Georgian ...

are listed on the

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Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 7.33%, is water.

Demographics

At the 2010 census, the township was 80.8% non-Hispanic White, 1.4% Black or African American, 14.1% Asian, and 1.3% were two or more races. 2.4% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry. As of the census, of 2000, there were 6,850 people, 2,132 households, and 1,874 families residing in the township. The

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was 637.2 people per square mile (246.0/km). There were 2,167 housing units at an average density of 201.6/sq mi (77.8/km). The racial makeup of the township was 97.40%

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, 0.70%

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, 0.06% Native American, 1.12%

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, 0.20% from

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, and 0.51% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.96% of the population. There were 2,132 households, out of which 55.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 81.7% were

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living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.1% were non-families. 9.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.21 and the average family size was 3.46. In the township the population was spread out, with 35.0% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 4.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males. The median income for a household in the township was $96,711, and the median income for a family was $101,895. Males had a median income of $76,206 versus $37,404 for females. The

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for the township was $33,256. About 2.0% of families and 2.5% of the population were below the

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, including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Upper Uwchlan Township is in the

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. - Compare with street addresses and school boundary maps Residents are within the Brandywine-Wallace, Pickering Valley, Shamona Creek, and Springton Manor elementary boundaries. The township is divided into two secondary boundaries: Downingtown Middle School and

Downingtown West High School Downingtown High School is a secondary school located in Downingtown, Pennsylvania and Uwchlan Township, Pennsylvania. Population growth in the burgeoning Downingtown Area School District forced the original Downingtown High School to split int ...

, and Lionville Middle School and

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. St. Elizabeth School of the

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is in the township. Windsor Christian Academy is in the township.

Transportation

As of 2019, there were of public roads in Upper Uwchlan Township, of which were maintained by the

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(PTC), were maintained by the

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(PennDOT) and were maintained by the township. The

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(

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) is the most prominent highway serving Upper Uwchlan Township. It follows a northwest-southeast alignment through the center of the township.

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follows the Pottstown Pike along a north-south alignment through the east and northeast portion of the township.

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follows Conestoga Road along a northwest-southeast alignment across the northeastern corner of the township.

Places of worship

Windsor Baptist Church, founded in 1833 is located in the township at 213 Little Conestoga Road, in the village of Eagle. Saint Elizabeth, a

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church, is located at 100 Fellowship Road, at Pottstown Pike. Just south of it, on Pottstown Pike, is

Beth Israel Congregation of Chester County Beth Israel Congregation is a Conservative synagogue located at 385 Pottstown Pike ( Route 100) in Upper Uwchlan Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was founded in Coatesville, Pennsylvania in 1904 as Kesher Israel by Eastern European imm ...

(founded 1904), Upper Uwchlan's only

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References

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