Elwyn is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
located in
Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Middletown Township is a township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 15,807 at the 2010 census. The Pennsylvania State University has an undergraduate satellite campus called Penn State Brandywine located in th ...
, United States. Elwyn has a latitude of 39.907N, longitude of -75.41W and a mean elevation of 253 feet above sea level.
Elwyn is home to
Elwyn Inc., a facility caring for the needs of the developmentally disabled and disadvantaged.
Elwyn is named for Dr.
Alfred L. Elwyn, a physician who founded ''The Pennsylvania Training School for Feeble-minded Children'' in 1852 with teacher
James B. Richards.
See also
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References
External links
Elwyn Inc. facility official site
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Unincorporated communities in Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania