Birmingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania
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Birmingham Township is a
township A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
in
Chester County Chester County may refer to: * Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States ** Chester County Council, boy scout council in Pennsylvania. * Chester County, South Carolina, United States * Chester County, Tennessee, United States * Cheshire ...
,
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ...
, United States. The population was 4,081 at the 2020 census.


History

Birmingham Township was the site of the
Battle of Brandywine The Battle of Brandywine, also known as the Battle of Brandywine Creek, was fought between the American Continental Army of General George Washington and the British Army of General Sir William Howe on September 11, 1777, as part of the Am ...
, September 11, 1777, during the
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. Over 18,000 men were engaged. Until then, it was the largest land battle on the North American continent. Birmingham Friends Meeting, founded in 1690, is the location of a common grave of both American and British casualties. Much of the original battlefield around the meeting is preserved to this day. Birmingham is the oldest township in Chester County. ''Philadelphia'' magazine recently rated the township as one of the top five Best Places to Live in the suburbs of
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and as the "Place with the Biggest Paychecks". The Lenape Bridge, Birmingham Friends Meetinghouse and School, Brinton's Mill, Edward Brinton House, George Brinton House, Daniel Davis House and Barn, Dilworthtown Historic District, Edgewood,
Orthodox Meetinghouse The Birmingham Orthodox Friends Meeting, also known as the Birmingham Orthodox Meeting House, is an historic, American Quaker meetinghouse that is located in Birmingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Regis ...
, and Sharpless Homestead 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 1.23%, is water. It is mainly composed of farmland and rolling hills, but several small communities also exist. A small non-contiguous piece of land within the great bend of Brandywine Creek is included in the township. It includes several roads, a railroad, and borders Chadds Ford Township in Delaware County, which until 1996 was also named Birmingham Township. Part of the
census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), 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 counte ...
of Chadds Ford is in the southern corner of the township, extending south into Chadds Ford Township. Dilworthtown is in the eastern part of the township. Adjacent townships * Pennsbury Township, Chester County (southwest) * Pocopson Township, Chester County (west) * East Bradford Township, Chester County (north) * Westtown Township, Chester County (northeast) * Thornbury Township, Chester County (east) * Chadds Ford Township, Delaware County (south) The township has a
humid subtropical climate A humid subtropical climate is a subtropical -temperate climate type, characterized by long and hot summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between ...
(''Cfa'') and the
hardiness zone A hardiness zone is a geographic area defined as having a certain average annual minimum temperature, a factor relevant to the survival of many plants. In some systems other statistics are included in the calculations. The original and most widely ...
is 7a except near the Brandywine Creek where it is 7b.


Demographics

At the 2010 census, the township was 90.6% non-Hispanic White, 1.4% Black or African American, 5.2% Asian, and 0.8% were two or more races. 2.1% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry. At the 2000 census, there were 4,221 people in 1,391 households, including 1,265 families, in the township. The population density was . There were 1,413 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 94.39% White, 0.57% African American, 0.05% Native American, 4.07% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.31% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.18%. There were 1,391 households, 45.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 86.4% were married couples living together, 3.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 9.0% were non-families. 7.4% of households were made up of individuals, and 1.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.03 and the average family size was 3.19. The age distribution was 30.1% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 34.5% from 45 to 64, and 6.9% 65 or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.9 males. The median household income was $130,096 and the median family income was $132,620. A 2006 study estimates the median household income at $152,516. Males had a median income of $99,678 versus $52,346 for females. The per capita income for the township was $51,756. About 0.4% of families and 0.9% of the population were below the
poverty line The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line, or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for ...
, including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty-five or over.


Transportation

As of 2020, there were of public roads in Birmingham Township, of which were maintained by
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) oversees transportation issues in the Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The administrator of PennDOT is the Pennsylvania Secretary of Transportation, Michael B. Carroll. PennDOT ...
(PennDOT) and were maintained by the township. Numbered highways passing through Birmingham Township include
U.S. Route 202 U.S. Route 202 (US 202) is a spur route of U.S. Route 2, US 2. It follows a northeasterly and southwesterly direction stretching from Delaware in the south to Maine in the north and traveling through the states of Pennsylvania, N ...
/
U.S. Route 322 U.S. Route 322 (US 322) is a , east–west United States Highway, traversing Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. The road is a spur route, spur of U.S. Route 22, US 22 and one of the original highways from 1926. A portion of it at one time was c ...
, Pennsylvania Route 52 and
Pennsylvania Route 926 Pennsylvania Route 926 (PA 926) is a state route located west of Philadelphia in Chester County, Pennsylvania, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The western terminus of the route is at Pennsylvania Route 10, PA 10 in Upper Oxford Township, Pennsyl ...
. US 202 and US 322 follow the Wilmington Pike across the eastern edge of the township along a northwest-southeast alignment. PA 52 follows Lenape Road across the northwestern corner of the township on a north-south alignment. Finally, PA 926 follows Street Road across the central portion of the township on a southwest-northeast alignment.


Schooling

Students in the area attend either Chadds Ford Elementary School or Pocopson Elementary School, followed by Charles F. Patton Middle School and Unionville High School, each of which are part of the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District. Private schools are also available nearby.


References


External links


Birmingham Township official website
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