West Whiteland Township is a

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, United States. The population was 19,632 at the 2020 census.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which , or 0.15%, is water.

Demographics

At the 2020 census, the township was 71.5% non-Hispanic White, 4.3% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 17.0% Asian, 0.02% Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, 1.5% "Some other Race," and 5.5% were two or more races. 4.2% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry. As of the

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of 2000, there were 16,499 people, 6,618 households, and 4,400 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 6,748 housing units at an average density of 520.7/sq mi (201.0/km). The racial makeup of the township was 89.35%

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, 5.38%

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, 0.16% Native American, 3.62% Asian, 0.06%

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, 0.48% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.00% of the population. There were 6,618 households, out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% were

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living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were non-families. 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.00. In the township the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 38.1% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.5 males. The median income for a household in the township was $71,545, and the median income for a family was $81,868. Males had a median income of $57,334 versus $40,827 for females. The

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for the township was $35,031. About 0.8% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the

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, including 0.4% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over. WestWhitelandTownshipBuilding

Education

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operates public schools.West Chester Area Council of Governments Map
" On the website of West Goshen Township. Retrieved on September 26, 2018. Elementary schools serving sections of West Whiteland Township include Exton, Mary C. Howse, East Bradford, East Goshen, and Fern Hill. About half of West Whiteland Township is zoned to Pierce Middle School and

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, while the other half is zoned to Fugett Middle School and East High School. Saints Philip and James School, a Catholic

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of the

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, is in the township. Chester County Library & District Center, the main library of the

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, is in Exton.

Transportation

As of 2021, there were of public roads in West Whiteland Township, of which were maintained by the

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(PennDOT) and were maintained by the township.

U.S. Route 30 U.S. Route 30 or U.S. Highway 30 (US 30) is an east–west main route of the United States Numbered Highway System, with the highway traveling across the Northern U.S. With a length of , it is the third-longest U.S. Highway, afte ...

and

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 ...

are the main highways serving West Whiteland Township. From their interchange along the east edge of the township, US 202 heads southward along the eastern portion of the township, while US 30 heads westward along the Exton Bypass across the central portion of the township. U.S. Route 30 Business follows the old alignment of US 30 along Lancaster Avenue across the central portion of the township. Finally,

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follows the Pottstown Pike along a northwest-southeast alignment across the central portion of the township.

Notable people

Andy Dinniman Andrew E. Dinniman (born October 10, 1944) is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 19th District from June 2006 until 2020. Early life and education Dinniman was born in New Haven, C ...

(born 1944), Pennsylvania State Senator, 19th district * James Bowen Everhart (1821–1888), U.S. Congressman (1883–1887), Pennsylvania State Senator (1876–1882) * Martha Gibbons Thomas (1869–1942), first woman elected to the

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from Chester County *

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(1744–1832), U.S. Congressman (1795–1801), state senator (1791–1793), state militia colonel during the

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References

External links

West Whiteland official website
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