Warwick Township | |
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Township | |
Location in Chester County and the state of Pennsylvania. |
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Coordinates: 40°11′16″N 75°44′56″W / 40.18778°N 75.74889°WCoordinates: 40°11′16″N 75°44′56″W / 40.18778°N 75.74889°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Chester |
Area | |
• Total | 19.2 sq mi (50 km2) |
• Land | 19.2 sq mi (50 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 692 ft (211 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 2,507 |
• Density | 130/sq mi (50/km2) |
Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Area code(s) | 610 |
Warwick Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,507 at the 2010 census.
The Hockley Mill Farm, Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, John Knauer House and Mill, Lahr Farm, North Warwick Historic and Archeological District, Reading Furnace Historic District, Philip Rogers House, St. Mary's Episcopal Church, St. Peters Village Historic District, Warrenpoint, Warwick Mills, and Jacob Winings House and Clover Mill are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 19.2 square miles (50 km2), all of it land. It is drained by the French Creek eastward into the Schuylkill River and areas near the border with Berks County are mountainous, exceeding 250 metres (825 feet) in places. Routes 23 and 345 (E-W and N-S respectively) serve the township and meet in the village of Warwick. Other unincorporated communities in the township include Knauertown, Pine Swamp, St. Peters, and Trythall. Warwick Township is located in the Hopewell Big Woods. French Creek State Park is partially located in the township and also in Berks County.