Franklin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania
| Franklin Township | |
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| Township | |
House in Kemblesville
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 Location in Chester County and the state of Pennsylvania. |
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.svg) Location of Pennsylvania in the United States |
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| Coordinates: 39°46′14″N 75°49′31″W / 39.77056°N 75.82528°WCoordinates: 39°46′14″N 75°49′31″W / 39.77056°N 75.82528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Chester |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.2 sq mi (34 km2) |
| • Land | 13.2 sq mi (34 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 302 ft (92 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,352 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 4,516 |
| • Density | 329.7/sq mi (127.3/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 610 |
| FIPS code | 42-029-27376 |
| Website | www |
Franklin Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,352 at the 2010 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 13.2 square miles (34 km2), all of it land.
The mailing addresses for the township include Landenberg, Lincoln University, and Kemblesville. The township abuts Maryland on its southern border, near the Fair Hill equestrian trails and grounds.
The southernmost part of the township was originally disputed territory between Pennsylvania and Maryland, resolved eventually by the Mason–Dixon line. The southernmost section of the township formed the northern section of New Munster, a large settlement tract established by Maryland and named after the southern province of Munster in Ireland. New Munster acted as an early genesis point and catalyst for large Scotch-Irish settlement and expansion into Chester County and points west in Pennsylvania. The Wooleston Grist Mill, also known as Tweed's Mill or Mackey's Mill, formed part of the New Munster tract and settlement.
Part of the township was in the London Tract, land owned by the London Company from a land grant by William Penn in 1699.
At the 2010 census, the township was 92.3% non-Hispanic White, 1.9% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 1.1% Asian, and 1.6% were two or more races. 6.4% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,850 people, 1,210 households, and 1,038 families residing in the township. The population density was 290.7 people per square mile (112.2/km2). There were 1,237 housing units at an average density of 93.4/sq mi (36.0/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 96.73% White, 1.12% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.75% Asian, 0.49% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.27% of the population.
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