| Upper Uwchlan Township | |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Image Map1: | Pennsylvania in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Pennsylvania in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 40.0883°N -75.6994°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: | 30.36 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 11.72 |
| Area Land Km2: | 28.21 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 10.89 |
| Area Water Km2: | 2.15 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.83 |
| Elevation Ft: | 469 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 11227 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
| Pop Est Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Est: | 11500 |
| Population Density Km2: | 407.60 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1055.72 |
| Timezone1: | EST |
| Utc Offset1: | -5 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -4 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 19480 |
| Area Code: | 484, 610, 835 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-029-79352 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
Upper Uwchlan Township (; in Welsh pronounced as /ˈɪuxlan/) is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 11,227 at the 2010 census. The township included the community of Milford Mills before it was inundated by the creation of the Marsh Creek Dam in 1972.
The main population center of the township has grown surrounding the historic Eagle Tavern at the intersection of Route 100 and Little Conestoga Road. This major unincorporated community is known as the village of Eagle, but also sometimes known as Uwchlan. That is the address of the local post office.
The Byers Station Historic District, West Vincent Highlands Historic District, Larkin Covered Bridge, and Wheelen House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of, of which is land and, or 7.33%, is water.
At the 2010 census, the township was 80.8% non-Hispanic White, 1.4% Black or African American, 14.1% Asian, and 1.3% were two or more races. 2.4% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.[3]
In the township, the population was spread out, with 35.0% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 4.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $96,711, and the median income for a family was $101,895. Males had a median income of $76,206 versus $37,404 for females. The per capita income for the township was $33,256. About 2.0% of families and 2.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.
Upper Uwchlan Township is in the Downingtown Area School District.[4] [5]
Residents are within the Brandywine-Wallace, Pickering Valley, Shamona Creek, and Springton Manor elementary boundaries.[6] The township is divided into two secondary boundaries: Downingtown Middle School and Downingtown West High School, and Lionville Middle School and Downingtown East High School.[7]
St. Elizabeth School of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia is in the township.[5] [8]
Windsor Christian Academy is in the township.
As of 2019, there were of public roads in Upper Uwchlan Township, of which were maintained by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC), were maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and were maintained by the township.[9]
The Pennsylvania Turnpike, also known as I-76, is the most prominent highway serving Upper Uwchlan Township. It follows a northwest-southeast alignment through the center of the township. Pennsylvania Route 100 follows the Pottstown Pike along a north-south alignment through the east and northeast portion of the township. Pennsylvania Route 401 follows Conestoga Road along a northwest-southeast alignment across the northeastern corner of the township.
Windsor Baptist Church, founded in 1833 is located in the township at 213 Little Conestoga Road, in the village of Eagle. Saint Elizabeth, a Catholic church, is located at 100 Fellowship Road, at Pottstown Pike. Just south of it, on Pottstown Pike, is Beth Israel Congregation of Chester County (founded 1904), Upper Uwchlan's only synagogue.