| Penn Township | |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Image Map1: | Pennsylvania in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Pennsylvania in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 39.8136°N -75.8722°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: | 24.99 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 9.65 |
| Area Land Km2: | 24.86 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 9.60 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.14 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.05 |
| Elevation Ft: | 541 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 5364 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
| Pop Est Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Est: | 5444 |
| Population Density Km2: | 219.02 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 567.26 |
| Timezone1: | EST |
| Utc Offset1: | -5 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -4 |
| Area Code: | 610 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-029-58808 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
Penn Township is a township that is located in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is home to the Nursery Capital of Pennsylvania and was the site of Sunset Park, one of country music's most popular venues.[3]
The population was 5,364 at the time of the 2010 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has an area of, all land.
At the time of the 2010 census, the township was 86.3% non-Hispanic White, 2.9% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 1.6% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, and 1.1% were defined as two or more races. 8.1% of the population was of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.[4]
According to the 2000 census there were 2,812 people, 1,026 households, and 759 families living in the township.
The population density was 293.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,093 housing units at an average density of 114sp=usNaNsp=us.
The racial makeup of the township was 93.24% White, 2.67% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 2.31% from other races, and 1.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race made up 5.90% of the population.[5]
There were 1,026 households. 31.8% had children under the age of eighteen, 64.2% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.0% were non-families. 23.0% of households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% were one-person households with residents who were aged sixty-five or older.
The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.13.
The age distribution was 24.6% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 5.5% of residents who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 27.2% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 22.3% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 20.4% who were aged sixty-five or older. The median age was forty-one years.
For every one hundred females, there were 97.6 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 95.3 males.
The median household income was $57,949 and the median family income was $68,938. Males had a median income of $46,298 compared with that of $30,880 for females.
The per capita income for the township was $26,346.
Approximately 3.0% of families and 6.2% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 4.9% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 11.9% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.
As of 2020, there were of public roads in Penn Township, of which were maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and were maintained by the township.[6]
U.S. Route 1 is the most prominent highway serving Penn Township. It follows the Kennett Oxford Bypass along an east–west alignment through the middle of the township. Pennsylvania Route 796 also passes through the middle of the township, following Jennersville Road along a north–south alignment.
Pennsylvania Route 896 follows Newark Road along a northwest–southeast alignment across the southwestern corner of the township.