Editing Newlin Township, Pennsylvania

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'''Newlin Township''' is a [[Township (Pennsylvania)|township]] in [[Chester County, Pennsylvania|Chester County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 1,285 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].

Newlin Township was the hometown of explorer [[Josiah Harlan]] and [[Lenape]] healer [[Hannah Freeman]]. Physician and Civil War nurse [[Hettie Kersey Painter]] grew up in Newlin.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=1891-11-28 |title=Memorial of Hettie Kersey Painter |url=https://archive.org/details/sim_friends-intelligencer_1891-11-28_48_48 |journal=[[Friends Journal|Friends' Intelligencer and Journal]] |language=en |volume=48 |issue=48 |pages=755-756}}</ref> [[William Baldwin (botanist)|William Baldwin]], the botanist, was born there on March 29, 1779.<ref>Howard A. Kelly. 1914. ''Some American Medical Botanists''. The Southworth Company, Publishers: Troy, New York, USA. [https://books.google.com/books?id=MOsRAAAAYAAJ&q=Some+American+Medical+Botanists]</ref><ref>John William Harshberger. 1899. ''The Botanists of Philadelphia and Their Work''. T.C. Davis and Sons: Philadelphia, PA, USA. [https://books.google.com/books?id=fHEDAAAAYAAJ&q=The+Botanists+of+Philadelphia+and+Their+Works]</ref>

==History==
The township was named for Nicholas Newlin (1630–1699), who received a deed from [[William Penn]]. In 1704, his son Nathaniel (1663–1729) and his wife Mary built a water-powered [[gristmill]] along the West Branch of [[Chester Creek]].  The [[Newlin Mill Complex|Newlin Grist Mill]] is located in Glen Mills, now in [[Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Delaware County]].<ref>see www.newlingristmill.org</ref>

The [[Embreeville Historic District]], [[Green Valley Historic District]], [[Star Gazers' Stone|Harlan House]], [[Hayes Homestead]], [[Hayes Mill House]], [[Jacob Hayes House]], [[House at Upper Laurel Iron Works]], [[Indian Deep Farm]], [[Marlborough Village Historic District]], [[Mountain Meadow Farm]], [[Northbrook Historic District]], [[Spruce Grove School]], and [[Joseph Young House]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|12.0|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|0.04|sqmi}}, or 0.25%, is water.

==Demographics==
At the 2010 census, the township was 95.0% non-Hispanic White, 0.6% Black or African American, 0.9% Asian, and 0.6% were two or more races. 2.9% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/profile/PA |title=Census 2010: Philadelphia gains, Pittsburgh shrinks in population |work=[[USA Today]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110314234139/https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/profile/PA |archive-date=March 14, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

As of the [[census]]<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> of 2000, there were 1,150 people, 429 households, and 335 families living in the township.  The population density was {{convert|96.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 446 housing units at an average density of {{convert|37.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 97.04% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.78% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.43% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.17% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.70% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.87% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.00% of the population.
{{stack|{{US Census population
|1930= 579
|1940= 984
|1950= 957
|1960= 1477
|1970= 1464
|1980= 725
|1990= 1092
|2000= 1150
|2010= 1285
|2020= 1358
|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>
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There were 429 households, out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.9% were non-families. 15.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the township the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 33.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $68,828, and the median income for a family was $75,241. Males had a median income of $48,250 versus $37,885 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $36,804.  About 2.4% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 0.7% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==

Newlin Township lies within the [[Unionville-Chadds Ford School District]]

==Transportation==
{{stack|[[File:2022-09-08 10 22 27 View east along Pennsylvania State Route 162 (Embreeville Road) just east of Scott Road and Kelsall Road in Newlin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.jpg|right|thumb|PA 162 eastbound in Newlin Township]]}}
As of 2019, there were {{convert|31.51|mi}} of public roads in Newlin Township, of which {{convert|12.79|mi}} were maintained by the [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT) and {{convert|18.72|mi}} were maintained by the township.<ref name=PennDOTmap>{{cite web|url=https://gis.penndot.gov/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/15227.pdf|title=Newlin Township map|publisher=PennDOT|access-date=March 13, 2023}}</ref>

[[Pennsylvania Route 162]] and [[Pennsylvania Route 842]] are the numbered highways serving Newlin Township. PA 162 follows Embreeville Road along a north-south alignment through the middle of the township. PA 842 follows Unionville Wawaset Road along a southwest-northeast alignment through the southeastern part of the township.

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