West Caln Township | |
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 Location of West Caln Township inChester County (left) and of Chester County inPennsylvania (right) | |
.svg) Location ofPennsylvania in the United States | |
| Coordinates:39°59′51″N75°46′09″W / 39.99750°N 75.76917°W /39.99750; -75.76917 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Chester |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.92 sq mi (56.77 km2) |
| • Land | 21.60 sq mi (55.94 km2) |
| • Water | 0.32 sq mi (0.84 km2) |
| Elevation | 351 ft (107 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 9,014 |
• Estimate (2016)[2] | 9,061 |
| • Density | 419.5/sq mi (161.98/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 610 |
| FIPS code | 42-029-82664 |
| Website | westcaln |
West Caln Township is atownship inChester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 9,014 at the time of the2010 census.
TheHatfield-Hibernia Historic District,Hibernia House, andSandy Hill Tavern are listed on theNational Register of Historic Places.[3]
According to theU.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 21.8 square miles (56 km2), of which 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2), or 0.41%, is water.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1930 | 1,069 | — | |
| 1940 | 1,214 | 13.6% | |
| 1950 | 1,485 | 22.3% | |
| 1960 | 2,140 | 44.1% | |
| 1970 | 3,152 | 47.3% | |
| 1980 | 4,958 | 57.3% | |
| 1990 | 6,143 | 23.9% | |
| 2000 | 7,054 | 14.8% | |
| 2010 | 9,014 | 27.8% | |
| 2020 | 8,910 | −1.2% | |
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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.[6]
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As of 2020, there were 81.00 miles (130.36 km) of public roads in West Caln Township, of which 14.90 miles (23.98 km) were maintained by thePennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and 66.10 miles (106.38 km) were maintained by the township.[7]
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.
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