West Fallowfield Township | |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Mapsize: | 260px |
Coordinates: | 39.8961°N -75.97°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Chester |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 18.25 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 18.15 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.10 |
Elevation Ft: | 463 |
Population Total: | 2566 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 142.60 |
Timezone1: | EST |
Utc Offset1: | -5 |
Timezone1 Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | -4 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Area Code: | 610 |
Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
Pop Est Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Est: | 2588 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 42-029-82936 |
Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Area Total Km2: | 47.27 |
Area Land Km2: | 47.01 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.27 |
Population Density Km2: | 55.06 |
West Fallowfield Township is a township that is located in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,566 at the time of the 2010 census. The township includes the unincorporated village of Cochranville.
Three locations in the township, Bridge in West Fallowfield Township, Mercer's Mill Covered Bridge, and Joseph and Esther Phillips Plantation are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of, all land.
As of the 2010 census, the township was 89.7% non-Hispanic White, 1.5% Black or African American, 0.9% Asian, and 1.6% were two or more races. 6.8% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.[3]
As of 2020, there were of public roads in West Fallowfield Township, of which were maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and were maintained by the township.[4]
Pennsylvania Route 10 and Pennsylvania Route 41 are the numbered roads serving West Fallowfield Township. PA 10 follows Limestone Road along a north-south alignment across the southeastern corner of the township. PA 41 follows Gap Newport Pike along a northwest-southeast alignment across the northern and eastern parts of the township.