Chester Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Not to be confused with Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

Chester Township, Pennsylvania
Home Rule Municipality
Apartments in the township
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Delaware

Elevation	0 ft (0 m)
Coordinates	39°51′00″N 75°19′59″W / 39.85000°N 75.33306°W / 39.85000; -75.33306Coordinates: 39°51′00″N 75°19′59″W / 39.85000°N 75.33306°W / 39.85000; -75.33306

Area	1.4 sq mi (3.6 km²)
- land	1.4 sq mi (4 km²)
- water	0.0 sq mi (0 km²), 0%

Population	3,940 (2010)
Density	2,758.8 / sq mi (1,065.2 / km²)

Timezone	EST (UTC-5)
- summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	19013
Area code	610 and 484

FIPS code	42-045-13212
GNIS feature ID	1216379

Location of Chester Township in Delaware County
Location of Chester Township in Pennsylvania
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States

Chester Township is a township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,940 at the 2010 census,^[1] down from 4,604 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Chester Township is located in southern Delaware County at 39°50′43″N 75°23′37″W / 39.84528°N 75.39361°W / 39.84528; -75.39361 (39.845411, -75.393857).^[2] It is bordered to the south by the city of Chester, to the east by the borough of Upland, to the northeast by the borough of Brookhaven, to the north by Aston Township, and to the west by Upper Chichester Township.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.7 km²), all land. Chester Creek, a southeast-flowing tributary of the Delaware River, flows through the township. Interstate 95 crosses the southern part of the township, intersecting U.S. Route 322 at Exit 4.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1930	2,073	—
1940	1,988	−4.1%
1950	3,547	78.4%
1960	3,602	1.6%
1970	5,708	58.5%
1980	5,687	−0.4%
1990	5,399	−5.1%
2000	4,604	−14.7%
http://www.dvrpc.org/data/databull/rdb/db82/appedixa.xls.

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 4,604 people, 1,641 households, and 1,188 families residing in the township. The population density was 3,301.7 people per square mile (1,278.9/km²). There were 1,754 housing units at an average density of 1,257.8 per square mile (487.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 22.72% White, 73.33% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.96% from other races, and 2.13% from two or more races. 2.06% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,641 households, out of which 39.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.1% were married couples living together, 30.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.31.

In the township the population was spread out, with 33.7% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 84.6 males. For every 100 womenage 18 and over, there were 75.6 men.

The median income for a household in the township was $32,576, and the median income for a family was $34,391. Males had a median income of $31,845 versus $25,286 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,072. About 16.2% of families and 17.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.0% of those under age 18 and 23.3% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Residents in Chester Township are zoned to the Chester-Upland School District. Toby Farms Elementary School is the public elementary school in Chester Township.^[4] Residents are also zoned to Smedley Middle School and Chester High School.

References

↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Chester township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ "Mailing Address." Toby Farms Elementary School. Retrieved on March 30, 2009.

External links

Early history of Chester Township, Pennsylvania

Municipalities and communities of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States

County seat: Media

City	Chester

Boroughs	Aldan Brookhaven Chester Heights Clifton Heights Collingdale Colwyn Darby East Lansdowne Eddystone Folcroft Glenolden Lansdowne Marcus Hook Media Millbourne Morton Norwood Parkside Prospect Park Ridley Park Rose Valley Rutledge Sharon Hill Swarthmore Trainer Upland Yeadon

Townships	Aston Bethel Chadds Ford Chester Concord Darby Edgmont Haverford Lower Chichester Marple Middletown Nether Providence Newtown Radnor Ridley Springfield Thornbury Tinicum Upper Chichester Upper Darby Upper Providence

CDPs	Ardmore‡ Boothwyn Broomall Cheyney University‡ Drexel Hill Folsom Haverford College‡ Lima Linwood Village Green-Green Ridge Woodlyn

Unincorporated communities	Booths Corner Bortondale Bowling Green Chelsea Chichester Concordville Crum Lynne Elwyn Garden City Garnet Valley Garrett Hill Glen Mills Glen Riddle Gradyville Haverford‡ Havertown Holmes Lenni Llanerch Moylan Painters Crossing Radnor Riddlewood Rosemont‡ Secane South Media St. Davids Strafford‡ Thornton Villanova‡ Wallingford Wawa Wayne‡ Wyola

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Home Rule Municipalities in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

First Class	Township of Cheltenham Township of Haverford Township of McCandless Township of Mt. Lebanon Township of O'Hara Township of Penn Hills City of Philadelphia Township of Plymouth Township of Radnor Township of Upper Darby Township of Upper St. Clair Township of Whitehall Township of Wilkes-Barre

Second Class	Township of Chester Township of Elk Township of Ferguson Township of Hampton Township of Hanover Township of Horsham Borough of Kingston Township of Middletown Township of Peters Township of Pine City of Pittsburgh Township of Richland Township of Tredyffrin Township of Upper Providence Township of West Deer Township of Whitemarsh

Third Class	City of Allentown City of Carbondale City of Chester City of Clairton City of Coatesville City of Farrell City of Franklin City of Greensburg City of Hermitage City of Johnstown Borough of Latrobe City of Lebanon City of McKeesport City of Reading City of St. Marys City of Warren City of Wilkes-Barre

N/A	Borough of Bellevue Borough of Bethel Park Borough of Bradford Woods Borough of Bryn Athyn Borough of Cambridge Springs Borough of Chalfont City of DuBois Borough of Edinboro Borough of Greentree City of Hazleton Township of Kingston Borough of Monroeville Borough of Murrysville Borough of Norristown Borough of Portage Township of Salisbury City of Scranton Borough of State College Borough of Tyrone Borough of West Chester Borough of Whitehall Borough of Youngsville

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