| North Coventry Township | |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Image Map1: | Pennsylvania in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Pennsylvania in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 40.2258°N -75.6644°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Chester |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 34.99 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 13.51 |
| Area Land Km2: | 34.25 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 13.22 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.74 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.29 |
| Elevation Ft: | 299 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 7866 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
| Pop Est Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Est: | 7983 |
| Population Density Km2: | 233.08 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 603.68 |
| Timezone1: | EST |
| Utc Offset1: | -5 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -4 |
| Area Code: | 610 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-029-54936 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
North Coventry Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,866 at the 2010 census.
The township derives its name from Coventry, England, the native home of an early settler.[3]
The Pottstown Landing Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of, of which is land and, or 1.18%, is water. It is drained by the Schuylkill River, which forms its natural northern boundary with Montgomery County. Its unincorporated communities include Cedarville, Cold Spring Park, Kenilworth, Pottstown Landing, Schenkel, South Pottstown, and Titlow Corner. The township is partially located in the Hopewell Big Woods.
The township has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) and average monthly temperatures in the vicinity of Coventry Mall range from 30.9 °F in January to 75.5 °F in July. https://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/ The hardiness zone is 6b except near the river where it is 7a.
At the 2010 census, the township was 92.3% non-Hispanic White, 2.7% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.2% Asian, and 1.6% were two or more races. 2.3% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.[4]
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 7,381 people, 3,012 households, and 2,111 families residing in the township. The population density was 550.7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 3,114 housing units at an average density of 232.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 96.19% White, 1.79% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.83% Asian, 0.28% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.91% of the population.
There were 3,012 households, out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the township the population was spread out, with 22.1% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $51,954, and the median income for a family was $64,596. Males had a median income of $44,315 versus $30,635 for females. The per capita income for the township was $25,418. About 3.2% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 1.2% of those age 65 or over.
North Coventry Township is served by the Owen J. Roberts School District.[6] Owen J. Roberts High School is the zoned comprehensive high school.
As of 2019, there were of public roads in North Coventry Township, of which were maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and were maintained by the township.[7]
U.S. Route 422 is the most prominent highway serving North Coventry Township. It follows the Pottstown Expressway along an southeast-northwest alignment across the northeastern portion of the township. Pennsylvania Route 100 follows the Pottstown Pike along a north-south alignment across the eastern part of the township. Finally, Pennsylvania Route 724 follows Schuylkill Road along an east-west alignment across the northern portion of the township.
Notable people from North Coventry Township include Iowa State Senator J. Morris Rea, who was born there, as was Congressman Irving Price Wanger. Daryl Hall of Hall & Oates is from Cedarville in North Coventry.