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.
The Hatfield-Hibernia Historic District, Hibernia House, and Sandy Hill Tavern 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, or 0.41%, is water.
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
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.