Population and Demographic Data
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Data accessed May 2024
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census, P1, DECENNIALPL2020, DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171); US Census Bureau. 2010 Decennial Census, P1, TOTAL POPULATION, Summary File 1; US Census Bureau, Decennial Census 2000, P001, TOTAL POPULATION [1], Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data; US Census Bureau, 1990 Decennial Census; US Census Bureau, 1980 Decennial Census; Chester County Planning Commission, Chester County Population Analysis Census 1970, circa 1972, pages 8-9.
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| County/Municipality | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester County | 126,629 | 135,626 | 159,141 | 210,608 | 277,746 | 316,660 | 376,396 | 433,501 | 499,132 | 534,413 |
| Atglen Boro. | 620 | 588 | 668 | 721 | 740 | 669 | 825 | 1,217 | 1,406 | 1,313 |
| Avondale Boro. | 763 | 754 | 941 | 1,016 | 1,025 | 891 | 954 | 1,108 | 1,265 | 1,274 |
| Birmingham Twp. | 398 | 384 | 429 | 453 | 834 | 1,584 | 2,636 | 4,221 | 4,208 | 4,082 |
| Caln Twp. | 1,676 | 3,661 | 5,779 | 6,685 | 6,689 | 9,639 | 11,997 | 11,916 | 13,817 | 14,432 |
| Charlestown Twp. | 720 | 726 | 854 | 1,931 | 3,528 | 2,770 | 2,754 | 4,051 | 5,671 | 6,001 |
| Coatesville City | 14,582 | 14,006 | 13,826 | 12,971 | 12,331 | 10,698 | 11,038 | 10,838 | 13,100 | 13,350 |
| Downingtown Boro. | 4,548 | 4,645 | 4,948 | 5,598 | 7,437 | 7,650 | 7,749 | 7,589 | 7,891 | 7,892 |
| East Bradford Twp. | 906 | 1,033 | 1,187 | 1,713 | 3,260 | 3,219 | 6,440 | 9,405 | 9,942 | 10,339 |
| East Brandywine Twp. | 774 | 913 | 1,108 | 1,618 | 2,741 | 4,690 | 5,179 | 5,822 | 6,742 | 9,738 |
| East Caln Twp. | 297 | 315 | 403 | 758 | 1,739 | 2,187 | 2,619 | 2,857 | 4,838 | 5,384 |
| East Coventry Twp. | 1,271 | 1,304 | 1,499 | 2,183 | 3,284 | 4,085 | 4,450 | 4,566 | 6,636 | 7,068 |
| East Fallowfield Twp. | 1,406 | 1,542 | 1,795 | 2,745 | 3,487 | 3,962 | 4,433 | 5,157 | 7,449 | 7,626 |
| East Goshen Twp. | 739 | 867 | 1,039 | 1,694 | 5,138 | 10,021 | 15,138 | 16,824 | 18,026 | 18,410 |
| East Marlborough Twp. | 1,599 | 1,600 | 1,868 | 2,417 | 3,031 | 3,953 | 4,781 | 6,317 | 7,026 | 7,306 |
| East Nantmeal Twp. | 594 | 549 | 665 | 730 | 858 | 1,222 | 1,448 | 1,787 | 1,803 | 1,832 |
| East Nottingham Twp. | 1,339 | 1,576 | 1,748 | 2,298 | 2,402 | 3,111 | 3,841 | 5,516 | 8,650 | 8,982 |
| East Pikeland Twp. | 928 | 976 | 1,395 | 2,817 | 4,384 | 4,410 | 5,825 | 6,551 | 7,079 | 8,260 |
| East Vincent Twp. | 2,664 | 3,614 | 4,576 | 5,453 | 5,084 | 4,739 | 4,161 | 5,493 | 6,821 | 7,433 |
| East Whiteland Twp. | 1,334 | 1,290 | 1,740 | 5,078 | 7,242 | 8,468 | 8,398 | 9,333 | 10,650 | 13,917 |
| Easttown Twp. | 2,570 | 2,552 | 3,811 | 6,907 | 9,565 | 9,064 | 9,570 | 10,270 | 10,477 | 10,984 |
| Elk Twp. | 404 | 457 | 462 | 539 | 649 | 750 | 1,129 | 1,485 | 1,681 | 1,698 |
| Elverson Boro. | 330 | 316 | 370 | 472 | 509 | 530 | 470 | 959 | 1,225 | 1,330 |
| Franklin Twp. | 620 | 655 | 666 | 817 | 1,043 | 1,920 | 2,779 | 3,850 | 4,352 | 4,433 |
| Highland Twp. | 792 | 827 | 904 | 1,029 | 1,248 | 1,244 | 1,199 | 1,125 | 1,272 | 1,259 |
| Honey Brook Boro. | 654 | 766 | 864 | 1,023 | 1,115 | 1,164 | 1,184 | 1,287 | 1,713 | 1,892 |
| Honey Brook Twp. | 1,140 | 1,171 | 1,261 | 1,584 | 2,883 | 4,128 | 5,449 | 6,278 | 7,647 | 8,274 |
| Kennett Square Boro. | 1,343 | 1,767 | 2,145 | 3,026 | 3,394 | 4,201 | 4,624 | 6,451 | 7,565 | 5,936 |
| Kennett Twp. | 3,091 | 3,375 | 3,699 | 4,355 | 4,876 | 4,715 | 5,218 | 5,273 | 6,072 | 8,289 |
| London Britain Twp. | 455 | 462 | 559 | 686 | 963 | 1,546 | 2,671 | 2,797 | 3,139 | 3,179 |
| London Grove Twp. | 1,484 | 1,666 | 1,844 | 2,734 | 3,109 | 3,531 | 3,922 | 5,265 | 7,475 | 8,797 |
| Londonderry Twp. | 491 | 478 | 595 | 718 | 920 | 1,293 | 1,243 | 1,632 | 2,149 | 2,476 |
| Lower Oxford Twp. | 1,127 | 1,186 | 1,657 | 2,007 | 1,979 | 2,836 | 3,264 | 4,319 | 5,200 | 5,420 |
| Malvern Boro. | 1,551 | 1,680 | 1,764 | 2,268 | 2,583 | 2,999 | 2,944 | 3,059 | 2,998 | 3,419 |
| Modena Boro. | 599 | 625 | 824 | 859 | 867 | 672 | 563 | 610 | 535 | 541 |
| New Garden Twp. | 2,391 | 2,716 | 3,027 | 3,718 | 4,153 | 4,790 | 5,430 | 9,083 | 11,984 | 11,363 |
| New London Twp. | 576 | 624 | 660 | 845 | 938 | 1,312 | 2,721 | 4,583 | 5,631 | 5,810 |
| Newlin Twp. | 579 | 984 | 957 | 1,477 | 1,464 | 725 | 1,092 | 1,150 | 1,285 | 1,358 |
| North Coventry Twp. | 2,837 | 3,030 | 3,242 | 4,367 | 6,690 | 7,164 | 7,506 | 7,381 | 7,866 | 8,441 |
| Oxford Boro. | 2,606 | 2,723 | 3,091 | 3,376 | 3,658 | 3,633 | 3,769 | 4,315 | 5,077 | 5,736 |
| Parkesburg Boro. | 2,288 | 2,288 | 2,611 | 2,759 | 2,701 | 2,578 | 2,981 | 3,373 | 3,593 | 3,862 |
| Penn Twp. | 537 | 588 | 705 | 1,097 | 989 | 1,888 | 2,257 | 2,812 | 5,364 | 5,644 |
| Pennsbury Twp. | 678 | 660 | 686 | 936 | 1,763 | 2,604 | 3,326 | 3,500 | 3,604 | 3,876 |
| Phoenixville Boro. | 12,029 | 12,282 | 12,932 | 13,797 | 14,823 | 14,165 | 15,066 | 14,788 | 16,440 | 18,602 |
| Pocopson Twp. | 416 | 513 | 475 | 1,315 | 1,556 | 2,331 | 3,266 | 3,350 | 4,582 | 4,455 |
| Sadsbury Twp. | 1,071 | 1,226 | 1,502 | 2,066 | 2,103 | 2,398 | 2,510 | 2,582 | 3,570 | 4,125 |
| Schuylkill Twp. | 1,566 | 1,581 | 3,835 | 3,461 | 5,779 | 5,993 | 5,538 | 6,960 | 8,516 | 8,780 |
| South Coatesville Boro. | 1,785 | 1,604 | 1,996 | 2,032 | 1,583 | 1,359 | 1,026 | 997 | 1,303 | 1,601 |
| South Coventry Twp. | 589 | 679 | 863 | 1,212 | 1,518 | 1,556 | 1,682 | 1,895 | 2,604 | 2,796 |
| Spring City Boro. | 2,963 | 3,022 | 3,258 | 3,162 | 3,578 | 3,389 | 3,433 | 3,305 | 3,323 | 3,494 |
| Thornbury Twp. | 244 | 233 | 297 | 746 | 1,435 | 1,323 | 1,131 | 2,678 | 3,263 | 3,177 |
| Tredyffrin Twp. | 5,458 | 6,260 | 7,836 | 16,004 | 23,337 | 23,019 | 28,028 | 29,062 | 29,332 | 31,927 |
| Upper Oxford Twp. | 780 | 859 | 903 | 997 | 1,136 | 1,332 | 1,615 | 2,095 | 2,484 | 2,560 |
| Upper Uwchlan Twp. | 597 | 689 | 761 | 909 | 996 | 1,805 | 4,396 | 6,850 | 11,227 | 12,275 |
| Uwchlan Twp. | 507 | 599 | 761 | 995 | 5,473 | 8,364 | 12,999 | 16,576 | 18,088 | 19,161 |
| Valley Twp. | 2,735 | 2,663 | 3,148 | 3,101 | 3,791 | 3,598 | 4,007 | 5,116 | 6,794 | 7,985 |
| Wallace Twp. | 630 | 597 | 771 | 1,065 | 1,347 | 1,881 | 2,541 | 3,240 | 3,458 | 3,711 |
| Warwick Twp. | 1,083 | 1,125 | 1,144 | 1,436 | 1,667 | 2,350 | 2,575 | 2,556 | 2,507 | 2,590 |
| West Bradford Twp. | 1,558 | 1,367 | 1,530 | 1,894 | 2,996 | 7,343 | 10,406 | 10,775 | 12,223 | 14,316 |
| West Brandywine Twp. | 738 | 776 | 1,122 | 1,675 | 2,713 | 4,068 | 5,984 | 7,153 | 7,394 | 7,331 |
| West Caln Twp. | 1,069 | 1,214 | 1,485 | 2,140 | 3,152 | 4,958 | 6,143 | 7,054 | 9,014 | 8,910 |
| West Chester Boro. | 12,325 | 13,289 | 15,168 | 15,705 | 19,301 | 17,435 | 18,041 | 17,861 | 18,461 | 18,671 |
| West Fallowfield Twp. | 801 | 931 | 1,069 | 1,425 | 1,694 | 2,122 | 2,342 | 2,485 | 2,566 | 2,459 |
| West Goshen Twp. | 1,958 | 2,456 | 3,542 | 8,214 | 12,858 | 16,164 | 18,082 | 20,495 | 21,866 | 23,040 |
| West Grove Boro. | 1,375 | 1,357 | 1,521 | 1,607 | 1,870 | 1,820 | 2,128 | 2,652 | 2,854 | 2,770 |
| West Marlborough Twp. | 988 | 882 | 786 | 901 | 917 | 941 | 874 | 859 | 814 | 819 |
| West Nantmeal Twp. | 624 | 565 | 806 | 968 | 1,285 | 1,766 | 1,958 | 2,031 | 2,170 | 2,251 |
| West Nottingham Twp. | 547 | 685 | 881 | 1,137 | 1,440 | 2,030 | 2,183 | 2,634 | 2,722 | 2,764 |
| West Pikeland Twp. | 592 | 623 | 683 | 782 | 1,420 | 1,536 | 2,323 | 3,551 | 4,024 | 4,024 |
| West Sadsbury Twp. | 690 | 655 | 802 | 1,102 | 1,189 | 1,728 | 2,160 | 2,444 | 2,444 | 2,436 |
| West Vincent Twp. | 831 | 808 | 1,116 | 1,431 | 1,890 | 1,992 | 2,262 | 3,170 | 4,567 | 6,668 |
| West Whiteland Twp. | 928 | 1,078 | 1,573 | 4,412 | 7,149 | 9,581 | 12,403 | 16,499 | 18,274 | 19,632 |
| Westtown Twp. | 785 | 912 | 994 | 1,947 | 5,069 | 6,774 | 9,937 | 10,352 | 10,827 | 11,154 |
| Willistown Twp. | 2,066 | 2,157 | 2,709 | 6,492 | 9,128 | 8,284 | 9,380 | 10,011 | 10,497 | 11,273 |
