Westtown Township | |
Township | |
Country | United States |
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State | Pennsylvania |
County | Chester |
Elevation | 269 ft (82.0 m) |
Coordinates | 39°57′02″N 75°32′51″W / 39.95056°N 75.54750°WCoordinates: 39°57′02″N 75°32′51″W / 39.95056°N 75.54750°W |
Area | 8.8 sq mi (22.8 km2) |
- land | 8.7 sq mi (23 km2) |
- water | 0.04 sq mi (0 km2), 0.45% |
Population | 10,827 (2010) |
Density | 1,244.5/sq mi (480.5/km2) |
Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
- summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Area code | 610 |
Location in Chester County and the state of Pennsylvania.
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Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
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Website: http://www.westtownpa.org | |
Westtown Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 10,827 at the 2010 census.
County Bridge No. 148 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 8.8 square miles (23 km2), of which 8.7 square miles (23 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2), or 0.23%, is water.
At the 2010 census, the township was 89.4% non-Hispanic White, 3.8% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 3.2% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, and 1.3% were two or more races. 2.4% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry [1].
As of the census of 2000, there were 10,352 people, 3,705 households, and 2,949 families residing in the township. The population density was 1,185.5 people per square mile (457.8/km²). There were 3,795 housing units at an average density of 434.6/sq mi (167.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 93.97% White, 2.59% African American, 0.07% Native American, 2.42% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.37% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.13% of the population.