Kenilworth is a

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(CDP) in

North Coventry Township North Coventry Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,866 at the 2010 census. History The township derives its name from Coventry, England, the native home of an early settler. The Pottstown ...

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, United States. The population was 2,148 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Kenilworth is located at (40.229337, -75.636214). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which , or 1.16%, is water. Kenilworth is located on the south side of the

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across from the east side of Pottatown and is served by east-to-west routes PA 724 (East Schuylkill Road) and

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(Pottstown Expressway.) Its hardiness zone is 7a and the climate is borderline ''Cfa''/''Dfa'' (

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/hot summer

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.) It is served by the Pottstown post office and telephone exchange.

Demographics

At the 2000 census there were 1,576 people, 680 households, and 461 families living in the CDP. The population density was . There were 711 housing units at an average density of . The

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of the CDP was 95.18% White, 2.03% African American, 1.52% Asian, 0.13% from other races, and 1.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.51%. There were 680 households, 25.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 26.6% of households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.79. The age distribution was 19.3% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males. The median household income was $43,472 and the median family income was $53,359. Males had a median income of $38,625 versus $28,938 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $21,849. About 1.1% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the

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, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Education

Kenilworth is in the Owen J. Roberts School District.

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is the zoned comprehensive high school.

References

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