Editing Honey Brook Township, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Township in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{For|the borough of Honey Brook|Honey Brook, Pennsylvania}}
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'''Honey Brook Township''' is a [[Township (Pennsylvania)|township]] in [[Chester County, Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 8,274 at the time of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="QF2020"/>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|25.4|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|25.1|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|0.3|sqmi}}, or 1.14%, is water. The headwaters of the Brandywine River start in Honey Brook Township, which is a part of the Brandywine River Tidal Basin. Honey Brook Township is also a part of the Pequea Creek Tidal Basin. Nearly two-thirds of the land is in agricultural use.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mowday |first=Bruce Edward |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m5B9c1kNtcoC&dq=Honey+Brook+Township,+Chester+County,+Pennsylvania+Brandywine+River&pg=PA9 |title=Along the Brandywine River |date=2001 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |isbn=978-0-7385-0940-2 |language=en}}</ref>

==Education==
{{Further|Twin Valley School District}}
The school district is [[Twin Valley School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42029_chester/DC20SD_C42029.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Chester County, PA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=July 20, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42029_chester/DC20SD_C42029_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

Honey Brook Elementary Center is in the township.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hbec.tvsd.org/|title=Home|publisher=Honey Brook Elementary Center|accessdate=July 21, 2022|quote=1530 W. Walnut Rd., Honey Brook PA 19344 }}<br>Compare with map: {{cite web|url=https://honeybrooktwp.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/HBT_Zoning_22x34_081120.pdf|title=Zoning Map|publisher=Twin Valley School District|accessdate=July 21, 2022}}</ref> Twin Valley Middle School and Twin Valley High School are in [[Caernarvon Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania|Caernarvon Township, Berks County]], and have [[Elverson, Pennsylvania|Elverson]] postal addresses.<ref name=CaernarvonTwpmap>{{cite web|url=https://www.co.berks.pa.us/Dept/Mapping/Documents/pdf/municipalities/caernarvon2.pdf|title=Mapping > Caernarvon Township|publisher=[[Berks County, Pennsylvania]]|accessdate=July 21, 2022|archive-date=December 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207091442/https://www.co.berks.pa.us/Dept/Mapping/Documents/pdf/municipalities/caernarvon2.pdf|url-status=dead}} - [https://www.co.berks.pa.us/Dept/Mapping/Pages/CaernarvonTownship.aspx Profile page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220721062019/https://www.co.berks.pa.us/Dept/Mapping/Pages/CaernarvonTownship.aspx |date=July 21, 2022 }} - Compare to the address. [http://www.caernarvon.org/maps/zoning%20map.pdf The zoning map published by the township].</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvhs.tvsd.org/|title=Home|publisher=Twin Valley High School|accessdate=July 21, 2022|quote=4897 N. Twin Valley Rd., Elverson PA 19520 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvms.tvsd.org/|title=Home|publisher=Twin Valley Middle School|accessdate=July 21, 2022|quote=770 Clymer Hill Rd., Elverson PA 19520}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{stack|{{US Census population
|1930= 1140
|1940= 1171
|1950= 1261
|1960= 1584
|1970= 2883
|1980= 4128
|1990= 5449
|2000= 6278
|2010= 7647
|2020= 8274
|footnote=<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dvrpc.org/data/databull/rdb/db82/appedixa.xls |title=DVRPC > Site Search |access-date=March 21, 2014 |archive-date=April 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190409042424/https://www.dvrpc.org/data/databull/rdb/db82/appedixa.xls |url-status=dead }}</ref> 2020<ref name="QF2020">{{cite web |title=QuickFacts: Honey Brook township, Chester County, Pennsylvania |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/honeybrooktownshipchestercountypennsylvania/PST045219 |website=census.gov |accessdate=October 8, 2021}}</ref>
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{{update|section|date=October 2021|reason=Newer information is available from the 2020 Census report}}

At the 2010 census, the township was 95.4% non-Hispanic White, 1.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% Black or African American, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, and 3.2% were two or more races.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/profile/PA |title=Archived copy |website=[[USA Today]] |access-date=August 31, 2017 |archive-date=February 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215053518/http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/profile/PA |url-status=dead }}</ref>

At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 6,278 people, 2,054 households, and 1,554 families living in the township. The population density was {{convert|250.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,134 housing units at an average density of {{convert|85.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the township was 97.40% White, 1.08% African American, 0.99% Hispanic or Latino of any race, 0.24% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.29% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=October 2021|reason=no substantiation of these stats found at the given URL}}

There were 2,054 households, 38.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.5% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families. 20.5% of households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.37.

The age distribution was 29.0% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.8 males.

The median household income was $50,609 and the median family income was $57,500. Males had a median income of $40,970 versus $28,404 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,046. About 5.2% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.2% of those under age 18 and 19.5% of those age 65 or over.

Honey Brook Township is home to an [[Amish]] community, which comprises half of the township's population.<ref>{{cite web|title=History of Honey Brook Township|publisher=Honey Brook Township|url=https://honeybrooktwp.com/our-community/history/|accessdate=August 13, 2021}}</ref>

==Transportation==
{{stack|[[File:2022-08-31 12 31 35 View west along Interstate 76 (Pennsylvania Turnpike Philadelphia Extension) from the overpass for South Twin Valley Road in Honey Brook Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.jpg|thumb|[[Pennsylvania Turnpike]]/[[Interstate 76 in Pennsylvania|I-76]] westbound in Honey Brook Township]]}}
As of 2018, there were {{convert|72.45|mi}} of public roads in Honey Brook Township, of which {{convert|0.10|mi}} were maintained by the [[Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission]] (PTC), {{convert|20.58|mi}} were maintained by the [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT) and {{convert|51.77|mi}} were maintained by the township.<ref name=PennDOTmap>{{cite web|url=https://gis.penndot.gov/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/15219.pdf|title=Honey Brook Township map|publisher=PennDOT|access-date=March 13, 2023}}</ref>

A very short segment of the [[Pennsylvania Turnpike]] ([[Interstate 76 in Pennsylvania|I-76]]) crosses the northern tip of Honey Brook Township, but the closest interchange is at [[Interstate 176]] and [[Pennsylvania Route 10]] in neighboring Caernarvon Township. PA 10 heads southward across western portions of Honey Brook Township via Twin County Road and Compass Road. [[U.S. Route 322 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 322]] follows Horseshoe Pike along a northwest-southeast alignment through the center of the township.

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.honeybrooktwp.com/ Honey Brook Township]

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