West Caln Township, Pennsylvania Explained

West Caln Township
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:260px
Image Map1:Pennsylvania in United States (US48).svg
Map Caption1:Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
Coordinates:39.9975°N -75.7692°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 Km2:56.77
Area Total Sq Mi:25.2
Area Land Km2:55.94
Area Land Sq Mi:21.60
Area Water Km2:0.84
Area Water Sq Mi:0.32
Elevation Ft:351
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:9014
Pop Est As Of:2016
Pop Est Footnotes:[2]
Population Est:9061
Population Density Km2:161.98
Population Density Sq Mi:419.53
Timezone1:EST
Utc Offset1:-5
Timezone1 Dst:EDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:-4
Area Code:610
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-029-82664
Blank2 Name Sec2:Wikimedia Commons

West Caln Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 9,014 at the time of the 2010 census.

History

The Hatfield-Hibernia Historic District, Hibernia House, and Sandy Hill Tavern are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of, of which, or 0.41%, is water.

Demographics

At the time of the 2010 census, the township was 91.7% non-Hispanic White, 3.9% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.7% Asian, and 1.8% were two or more races. 2.3% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.[3]

-=Transportation

As of 2020, there were of public roads in West Caln Township, of which were maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and were maintained by the township.[4]

U.S. Route 30 is the most prominent road passing through West Caln Township, but only passes through the southern corner briefly without any interchanges. Pennsylvania Route 10 follows Octorara Trail, Kings Highway and Compass Road along a north-south alignment across the western portion of the township. Pennsylvania Route 340 follows Kings Highway along an east-west alignment across the south-central portion of the township, sharing a brief concurrency with PA 10.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. Aug 13, 2017.
  2. Web site: Population and Housing Unit Estimates. June 9, 2017.
  3. Web site: Census 2010: Philadelphia gains, Pittsburgh shrinks in population . . https://web.archive.org/web/20110314234139/https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/profile/PA . 2011-03-14 . dead.
  4. Web site: West Caln Township map. PennDOT. March 13, 2023.