Sadsbury Township is a

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, United States. The population was 4,125 at the 2020 census.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total land area of with a total water area of . It includes the village of Sadsburyville in the north, and the

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of Pomeroy in the south.

History

The township of Sadsbury was organized in 1717. In 1728, it was divided into West Sadsbury Township and East Sadsbury Township. East Sadsbury Township was reduced in size by the creation of Valley Township in 1852, the borough of Parkesburg in 1872 and the borough of Atglen in 1875. The final division came with the inception of West Sadsbury in 1878, with the remainder being Sadsbury Township in its current form.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2010, there were 3,570 people, 1,311 households, and 988 families living in the township. There were 1,361 housing units, of which 1,311 were occupied. The racial makeup of the township was 84.5%

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, 8.5%

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, 2.6% Asian, 0.3% Native American, 0.1%

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, 1.2% from other races, and 2.9% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 4.1% of the population. There were 1,311 households, out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.7% were

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living together, 10% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 24.6% were non-families. 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.1. In the township the population had 2.9% under the age of 15, 10.7% from 15 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.4 years. 50.7% of the population were males, 49.3% were females. The median income for a household in the township was $77,551, and the median income for a family was $78,803. Males had a median income of $50,806 versus $43,142 for females. The

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for the township was $31,603. 2.1% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the

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, including 4.5% of those under age 18 and 2.6% of those aged between 18 and 64 and nobody aged 65 and over. Sadsbury Twp Office Chesco PA.JPG, Township office Sadsburyville Chesco PA 2.JPG, Business in Sadsburyville Sadsburyville Chesco PA 4.JPG , House in Sadsburyville

Transportation

As of 2018, there were of public roads in Sadsbury Township, of which were maintained by the

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(PennDOT) and were maintained by the township.

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is the most prominent highway serving Sadsbury Township. It follows Lincoln Highway and the Coatesville-Downingtown Bypass along a west-east alignment through the north-central portion of the township. U.S. Route 30 Business begins at the western end of the Coatesville-Downingtown Bypass and continues eastward along Lincoln Highway.

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follows Octorara Trail on a north-south alignment along the western edge of the township. Finally,

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follows Valley Road along an east-west alignment through the southeastern portion of the township.

References

External links

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