West Fallowfield Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania

History

Three locations in the township, Bridge in West Fallowfield Township, Mercer's Mill Covered Bridge, and Joseph and Esther Phillips Plantation are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 18.1 sqmi, all land.

Demographics

As of the 2010 census, the township was 89.7% non-Hispanic White, 1.5% Black or African American, 0.9% Asian, and 1.6% were two or more races. 6.8% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.

Roadways

As of 2020, there were 56.46 mi of public roads in West Fallowfield Township, of which 8.32 mi were maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and 48.14 mi were maintained by the township.

Pennsylvania Route 10 and Pennsylvania Route 41 are the numbered roads serving West Fallowfield Township. PA 10 follows Limestone Road along a north-south alignment across the southeastern corner of the township. PA 41 follows Gap Newport Pike along a northwest-southeast alignment across the northern and eastern parts of the township.

Notable residents

• Robert Futhey (1789–1870), member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
• Robert E. Monaghan (1822-1895), Pennsylvania State Representative

References

References

1. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates".
2. "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
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4. "Census 2020".
5. "Census 2010: Philadelphia gains, Pittsburgh shrinks in population". [[USA Today]].
6. "West Fallowfield Township map". PennDOT.
7. (1904). "Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Chester and Delaware Counties, Pennsylvania". The Lewis Publishing Company.