Charlestown Township is a

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, United States. The population was 5,999 at the

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's campus, formerly the location of the

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, is located in Charlestown Township. The other part is located in Schuylkill Township. The campus straddles the township line.

History

The

Charlestown Village Historic District Charlestown Village Historic District is a national historic district located in Charlestown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It is adjacent to the Middle Pickering Rural Historic District. It encompasses 21 contributing buildings an ...

Middle Pickering Rural Historic District The Middle Pickering Rural Historic District also known as the Pickering & Pigeon Run Rural Historic District, is a national Historic district (United States), historic district that is located in Charlestown Township, Chester County, Pennsylv ...

, Martin-Little House, Oskar G. Stonorov House, John Williams Farm, and Jacob Wisner House 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 (0.16%) is water. Adjacent Townships * Schuylkill Township (northeast) * Tredyffrin Township (southeast) * East Whiteland Township (south) * West Whiteland Township (southwest) * Uwchlan Township (west) * West Pikeland Township (west) * East Pikeland Township (north)

Demographics

At the 2010 census, the township was 84.4% non-Hispanic White, 2.3% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 9.0% Asian, and 1.8% were two or more races. 2.6% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestr

As of the

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of 2000, there were 4,051 people, 1,340 households, and 1,003 families living in the township. The population density was . There were 1,397 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 95.36%

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, 1.56%

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, 0.17% Native American, 1.70% Asian, 0.02%

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, 0.25% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.38% of the population. There were 1,340 households, out of which 37.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.1% were

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living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.1% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.21. In the township, the population was spread out, with 25.8% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males. The median income for a household in the township was $89,813, and the median income for a family was $101,922. Males had a median income of $77,386 versus $46,026 for females. The

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for the township was $41,878. About 1.4% of families and 2.1% of the population were below the

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, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 2.1% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

As of 2018, there were of public roads in Charlestown 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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, also known as

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, is the main highway serving Charlestown Township. It follows an east-west alignment through the southern portion of the township, with an interchange with

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along the township's southeastern border. PA 29 follows Charlestown Road and State Road along a north-south alignment through the eastern parts of the township.

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follows Conestoga Road on a northwest-southeast alignment through the southwestern portion of the township.

Education

The township is served by

Great Valley School District Great Valley School District is located on the Philadelphia Main Line in eastern Chester County, Pennsylvania. The district provides public education for students in Charlestown, East Whiteland, and Willistown townships, as well as the boro ...

References

External links

Charlestown Township

Charlestown Township - official website
{{Chester County, Pennsylvania Townships in Chester County, Pennsylvania