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New London Township
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Country | United States |
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State | Pennsylvania |
County | Chester |
Elevation | 337 ft (102.7 m) |
Coordinates | 39°46′00″N 75°52′59″W / 39.76667°N 75.88306°WCoordinates: 39°46′00″N 75°52′59″W / 39.76667°N 75.88306°W |
Area | 11.9 sq mi (30.8 km2) |
- land | 11.9 sq mi (31 km2) |
- water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2), 0% |
Population | 5,631 (2010) |
Density | 473.2/sq mi (182.7/km2) |
Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
- summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP codes | 19352, 19360 |
Area code | 610 and 484 |
Location in Chester County and the state of Pennsylvania.
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Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
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New London Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,631 at the 2010 census. It was the birthplace of U.S. Founding Father Thomas McKean.
New London Township was chartered in 1723. The Rudolph and Arthur Covered Bridge and Linton Stephens Covered Bridge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 11.9 square miles (31 km2), all of it land.
At the 2010 census, the township was 91.9% non-Hispanic White, 1.4% Black or African American, 0.9% Asian, and 1.4% were two or more races. 4.9% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,583 people, 1,365 households, and 1,205 families residing in the township. The population density was 386.5 people per square mile (149.2/km²). There were 1,390 housing units at an average density of 117.2/sq mi (45.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.68% White, 0.96% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.65% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.89% from other races, and 0.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.38% of the population.