West Fallowfield Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania
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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.
History
[edit]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.<ref name="nris">Template:NRISref</ref>
Geography
[edit]According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of Template:Convert, all land.
Demographics
[edit]Template:US Census population 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Roadways
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As of 2020, there were Template:Convert of public roads in West Fallowfield Township, of which Template:Convert were maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and Template:Convert were maintained by the township.<ref name=PennDOTmap>Template:Cite web</ref>
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.
Notable residents
[edit]- Robert Futhey (1789–1870), member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives<ref>Template:Cite bookTemplate:Open access</ref>
- Robert E. Monaghan (1822-1895), Pennsylvania State Representative