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West Brandywine Township, Pennsylvania

West Brandywine Township
Township
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Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Chester
Elevation 748 ft (228.0 m)
Coordinates 40°03′37″N 75°48′53″W / 40.06028°N 75.81472°W / 40.06028; -75.81472Coordinates: 40°03′37″N 75°48′53″W / 40.06028°N 75.81472°W / 40.06028; -75.81472
Area 13.4 sq mi (34.7 km2)
 - land 13.4 sq mi (35 km2)
 - water 0.04 sq mi (0 km2), 0.3%
Population 7,394 (2010)
Density 551.8/sq mi (213.1/km2)
Timezone EST (UTC-5)
 - summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code 610
Chester County Pennsylvania incorporated and unincorporated areas West Brandywine highlighted.svg
Location in Chester County and the state of Pennsylvania.
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Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
Website: www.wbrandywine.org

West Brandywine Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,394 at the 2010 census.

The Hatfield-Hibernia Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 13.4 square miles (35 km2), of which 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2), or 0.22%, is water.

At the 2010 census, the township was 92.0% non-Hispanic White, 3.5% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.9% Asian, and 1.0% were two or more races. 2.6% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.

As of the census of 2000, there were 7,153 people, 2,552 households, and 2,003 families residing in the township. The population density was 534.5 people per square mile (206.4/km²). There were 2,610 housing units at an average density of 195.0/sq mi (75.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.39% White, 3.27% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.27% from other races, and 0.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.70% of the population.

There were 2,552 households, out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.8% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.5% were non-families. 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.17.


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