Editing Atglen, Pennsylvania

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'''Atglen''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Chester County, Pennsylvania|Chester County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. According to the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], its population is 1,311.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021">{{cite web |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |website=Census.gov |publisher=US Census Bureau |access-date=11 July 2022}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Main Street Atglen.jpg|thumb|Main Street in Atglen]]
Present-day Atglen was originally a wilderness where [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] made paths that cut across this area when they traveled from [[Paxtang]] in present-day [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]] to present day [[New Castle, Delaware]] to trade with the [[Swedish overseas colonies|Swedes]] and later the English. The [[Great Minquas Path]] was one of these trails.

===18th century===
In 1717, [[Sadsbury Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania|Sadsbury Township]] was organized. It covered a large territory, including in whole or in part the present-day townships of Sadsbury, [[West Sadsbury Township, Pennsylvania|West Sadsbury]], [[West Caln Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania|West Caln]], [[Valley Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania|Valley]], [[East Fallowfield Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania|East Fallowfield]], [[West Fallowfield Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania|West Fallowfield]], and [[Highland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania|Highland]]; the boroughs of Atglen, [[Parkesburg, Pennsylvania|Parkesburg]], [[Modena, Pennsylvania|Modena]], and [[South Coatesville, Pennsylvania|South Coatesville]]; the city of [[Coatesville, Pennsylvania|Coatesville]]; and parts of [[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania|Lancaster County]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://www.atglen.org/index.php/about-atglen/history |access-date=2022-03-31 |website=www.atglen.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Chester County Archives |title=1721 Chester County Township Map |url=https://www.chesco.org/DocumentCenter/View/41655/1721-Chester-County-Township-Map |website=chesco.org}}</ref> In August 1728, several inhabitants petitioned the court to separate Sadsbury from Fallowfield because of the former's size. In November of that year, the township was subdivided into East and West Sadsbury, and in 1729, upon the division of Chester County into Lancaster and Chester counties, the line between the two divisions of the township was made to conform to the county line.

Drawn by the township's farmland during the mid-18th century, more settlers arrived to Atglen. The Native Americans' trails became horse tracks and later wagon tracks as farmers shipped their goods to market in [[Philadelphia]]; [[Newport, Delaware]]; and New Castle, Delaware. The old Provincial Highway, as authorized by the [[government]], was laid out in 1730. Newport Road, leading to the ore mines at [[Cornwall, Pennsylvania|Cornwall]] in [[Lebanon County, Pennsylvania|Lebanon County]], was laid out in 1796.

In 1720, [[Presbyterianism|Presbyterians]] formed the area's earliest organized religious group: what is known today as the Upper Octorara Presbyterian Church. They were followed by the [[Quakers]] who in 1724 founded the Sadsbury [[Meeting house|Meeting House]]. A year later, English settlers formed St. John's Church.

Andrew Moore (1688–1753), who had been influential with Samuel Miller in founding Sadsbury Meeting House, built a tub mill on his property.

===19th century===
The original settlement in the town's current location was known as Penningtonville, and a post office by that name was established there in 1842. However, by the 1870s, the name Atglen was in common usage. In 1876, the court in West Chester made an official decree incorporating the village of Penningtonville as the "Borough of Atglen."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.atglen.org/index.php/about-atglen/history|title = History}}</ref>

==Geography==
Atglen is located at {{Coord|39|56|53|N|75|58|26|W|type:city}} (39.948106, -75.973887).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|0.9|sqmi|1}}, all land.

==Transportation==
{{stack|[[File:2022-09-07 13 27 14 View south along Pennsylvania State Route 41 (Gap Newport Pike) just south of Pennsylvania State Route 372 (Lower Valley Road) in Atglen, Chester County, Pennsylvania.jpg|thumb|[[Pennsylvania Route 51|PA Route 41]] southbound in Atglen]]}}
As of 2020, there were {{convert|8.72|mi}} of public roads in Atglen, of which {{convert|2.64|mi}} were maintained by [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT) and {{convert|6.08|mi}} were maintained by the borough.<ref name=PennDOTmap>{{cite web|url=https://gis.penndot.gov/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/15401.pdf|title=Atglen Borough map|publisher=PennDOT|access-date=March 12, 2023}}</ref>

Atglen is served by two numbered highways. [[Pennsylvania Route 41]] follows Gap Newport Pike on a northwest-to-southeast alignment across the northeastern portion of the borough. [[Pennsylvania Route 372]] follows Valley Road, Main Street and Lower Valley Road on an east–west alignment through the heart of the borough.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 347
|1890= 397
|1900= 404
|1910= 546
|1920= 650
|1930= 620
|1940= 588
|1950= 668
|1960= 721
|1970= 740
|1980= 669
|1990= 825
|2000= 1217
|2010= 1406
|2020= 1311
|estyear=2021
|estimate=1306
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|footnote=<ref>{{cite web|title=Census 2020|url=https://pasdc.hbg.psu.edu/Portals/48/Features/CountyAndMunicipalPopulationChange_2010to2020.xlsx?ver=2021-08-24-080135-920}}</ref><ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:42&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref>
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At the 2010 census, the borough was 85.6% White, 7.4% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.2% Asian, and 1.5% were two or more races. 5.8% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.<ref>{{Cite web |title=USA Today PA Census Profile |url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/profile/PA |url-status=dead |website=[[USA Today]] |access-date=2017-08-24 |archive-date=2012-02-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215053518/http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/profile/PA }}</ref>

As of the 2000 [[census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> there were 1,217 people, 413 households, and 317 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|1,377.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 429 housing units at an average density of {{convert|485.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 88.17% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 8.38% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.16% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 2.30% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.99% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.93% of the population.

There were 413 households, out of which 46.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.2% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.33.

The population in Atglen comprised 34.2% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 32.4% from 25 to 44, 16.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males.

The median [[income]] for a household in the borough was $59,167 according to 2016 Census figures.<ref name="census.gov">{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?q=Atglen+borough%2C+PA&page=1&stateGeo=none&searchtype=web|title = Search Results}}</ref> Males had a median income of $38,553 versus $25,125 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $17,732. About 11.9% of families and 16.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 27.5% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The school district is [[Octorara Area School District]]<!--UNI 18030-->.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42029_chester/DC20SD_C42029.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42029_chester/DC20SD_C42029.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Chester County, PA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2024-12-13}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42029_chester/DC20SD_C42029_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="170px">
PA 372E through Atglen.jpg|Rt 372
Atglen Library Chesco PA.JPG|Atglen Library
Atglen ME church.JPG Chesco PA.JPG|Methodist Episcopal Church
Atglen Chesco PA Post office 19310.JPG |Post Office
Atglen Bell Chesco PA.JPG|Bell from the original Municipal Building
</gallery>

==Notable people==
*[[Thomas J. Philips]] (1846–1939), member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/historichomesins00cope/page/440/mode/2up |title=Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Chester and Delaware Counties, Pennsylvania |editor-last1=Cope |editor-first1=Gilbert |editor-last2=Ashmead |editor-first2=Henry Graham |volume=1 |publisher=The Lewis Publishing Company |year=1904 |pages=441–442 |via=[[Archive.org]] |access-date=2023-12-05}}{{Open access}}</ref>
*[[John A. Reynolds]] (1820–1889), member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives<ref>{{cite web |url=https://archives.house.state.pa.us/people/member-biography?ID=6807 |title=John A. Reynolds |website=Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives |access-date=2023-12-22}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*[http://www.atglen.org/ Borough of Atglen]

{{Chester County, Pennsylvania}}
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[[Category:Boroughs in Chester County, Pennsylvania]]
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