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West Caln Township, Pennsylvania

Township in Pennsylvania, US

Township in Pennsylvania, US

FieldValue
nameWest Caln Township
settlement_typeTownship
image_skylineHatfield Hibernia Mill.JPG
imagesize250px
image_captionHatfield-Hibernia Mill
image_mapChester County Pennsylvania incorporated and unincorporated areas West Caln highlighted.svg
mapsize260px
map_captionLocation of West Caln Township in Chester County (left) and of Chester County in Pennsylvania (right)
image_map1Pennsylvania in United States (US48).svg
map_caption1Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Pennsylvania
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Chester
established_titleFounded
leader_titleMayor
unit_prefImperial
area_footnotes
area_total_km256.77
area_total_sq_mi25.2
area_land_km255.94
area_land_sq_mi21.60
area_water_km20.84
area_water_sq_mi0.32
elevation_ft351
population_as_of2010
population_total9014
pop_est_as_of2016
pop_est_footnotes
population_est9061
population_density_km2161.98
population_density_sq_mi419.53
timezone1EST
utc_offset1-5
timezone1_DSTEDT
utc_offset1_DST-4
area_code610
blank_nameFIPS code
blank_info42-029-82664
blank2_name_sec2Wikimedia Commons
website

West Caln Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 9,014 at the time of the 2010 census.

History

The Hatfield-Hibernia Historic District, Hibernia House, and Sandy Hill Tavern are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 21.8 sqmi, of which 0.1 sqmi, or 0.41%, is water.

Demographics

At the time of the 2010 census, the township was 91.7% non-Hispanic White, 3.9% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.7% Asian, and 1.8% were two or more races. 2.3% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.

Transportation

As of 2020, there were 81.00 mi of public roads in West Caln Township, of which 14.90 mi were maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and 66.10 mi were maintained by the township.

U.S. Route 30 is the most prominent road passing through West Caln Township, but only passes through the southern corner briefly without any interchanges. Pennsylvania Route 10 follows Octorara Trail, Kings Highway and Compass Road along a north–south alignment across the western portion of the township. Pennsylvania Route 340 follows Kings Highway along an east–west alignment across the south-central portion of the township, sharing a brief concurrency with PA 10.

References

References

  1. "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
  2. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates".
  3. {{NRISref
  4. "DVRPC > Site Search".
  5. "Census 2020".
  6. "Census 2010: Philadelphia gains, Pittsburgh shrinks in population". [[USA Today]].
  7. "West Caln Township map". PennDOT.
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