West Pikeland Township, Pennsylvania

West Pikeland Township
Township
Lightfoot Mill, National Historic Landmark
Location in Chester County and the state of Pennsylvania.
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
Coordinates: 40°05′25″N 75°37′20″W / 40.09028°N 75.62222°W / 40.09028; -75.62222Coordinates: 40°05′25″N 75°37′20″W / 40.09028°N 75.62222°W / 40.09028; -75.62222
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Chester
Area
• Total	9.96 sq mi (25.79 km2)
• Land	9.87 sq mi (25.55 km2)
• Water	0.09 sq mi (0.24 km2)
Elevation	374 ft (114 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	4,024
• Estimate (2016)	4,083
• Density	413.80/sq mi (159.77/km2)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	610
FIPS code	42-029-83832

West Pikeland Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,024 at the 2010 census.

The Chester Springs Historic District, Clinger-Moses Mill Complex, Fagley House, Ker-Feal, Lightfoot Mill, and Rice-Pennebecker Farm are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 10.0 square miles (26 km²), of which 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²), or 0.20%, is water.

At the 2010 census, the township was 93.2% non-Hispanic White, 0.8% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 2.7% Asian, and 0.7% were two or more races. 2.3% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,551 people, 1,214 households, and 1,012 families residing in the township. The population density was 356.3 people per square mile (137.5/km²). There were 1,240 housing units at an average density of 124.4/sq mi (48.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.11% White, 1.24% African American, 0.03% Native American, 1.89% Asian, 0.37% from other races, and 0.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.01% of the population.