West Pikeland Township is a

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Chester County Chester County may refer to: * Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States * Chester County, South Carolina, United States * Chester County, Tennessee Chester County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, th ...

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, United States. The population was 4,024 at the 2010 census.

History

The Chester Springs Historic District, Clinger-Moses Mill Complex, Fagley House, Ker-Feal, Lightfoot Mill, and Rice-Pennebecker Farm 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 , or 0.20%, is water.

Demographics

At the 2010 census, the township was 93.2% non-Hispanic White, 0.8% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 2.7% Asian, and 0.7% were two or more races. 2.3% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry. As of the

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of 2000, there were 3,551 people, 1,214 households, and 1,012 families living in the township. The

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was 356.3 people per square mile (137.5/km²). There were 1,240 housing units at an average density of 124.4/sq mi (48.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.11%

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, 1.24%

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, 0.03% Native American, 1.89% Asian, 0.37% from

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, and 0.37% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.01% of the population. There were 1,214 households, out of which 45.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.8% were married couples living together, 3.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.6% were non-families. 12.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.22. In the township the population was spread out, with 30.7% under the age of 18, 3.2% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.7 males. The median income for a household in the township was $105,322, and the median income for a family was $111,760. Males had a median income of $80,611 versus $41,765 for females. The

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for the township was $48,616. About 0.5% of families and 0.5% of the population were below the

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, including none of those under age 18 and 2.3% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

While Chester County is becoming more liberal and Democratic as a whole, West Pikeland remains Republican. Even though

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was the first Democrat in 44 years to carry Chester County in a presidential election, West Pikeland remained

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, with John McCain winning the township by about 54%-45%. This was significantly better than the 37% showing of John Kerry in 2004.The township government is governed by a Republican board. In 2012, Mitt Romney carried Chester County by a 0.2% margin over President Obama, and West Pikeland supported Romney by 60%-38% margin.

Education

West Pikeland Township is within the Downingtown Area School District. The township is divided between the boundaries of Lionville Elementary School and Pickering Valley Elementary School. All of the township is zoned to Lionville Middle School and

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. - This map indicates the borough limits.

Transportation

As of 2018, there were of public roads in West Pikeland 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 road passing through West Pikeland Township, but the nearest interchange is in neighboring Uwchlan Township.

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follows Kimberton Road and Pike Springs Road along a southwest-northeast alignment through the center of the township.

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follows Conestoga Road along a northwest-southeast alignment across southern and western portions of the township.

References

External links

West Pikeland official website
{{Authority control Townships in Chester County, Pennsylvania