Editing Pennsbury Township, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Township in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Distinguish|East Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania|West Pennsboro Township, Pennsylvania}}
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'''Pennsbury Township''' is a [[Township (Pennsylvania)|township]] in [[Chester County, Pennsylvania]], United States.  The population was 3,604 at the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]].

==History==
[[File:House near Chadds Ford, PA in Chester County.jpg|thumb|House on Brinton's Bridge Road in Pennsbury Township]]
The [[Barns-Brinton House]], [[Brinton-King Farmstead]], [[Fairville, Pennsylvania|Fairville Historic District]], [[Peter Harvey House and Barn]], [[William Harvey House]], [[Oakdale (Pennsbury Township, Pennsylvania)|Oakdale]], [[Parkersville Friends Meetinghouse]], [[Pennsbury Inn]], [[William Peters House]], and [[Springdale Farm (Mendenhall, Pennsylvania)|Springdale Farm]] 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|10.0|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|9.9|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi}}, or 1.10%, is water. Part of the [[census-designated place]] of [[Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania|Chadds Ford]] is in the eastern part of the township, though the [[Chadds Ford Historic District|historic village of Chadds Ford]] is to the east in [[Chadds Ford Township, Pennsylvania|Chadds Ford Township]].

Pennsbury Township has a hot-summer [[humid continental climate]] (''Dfa'') bordering on a [[humid subtropical climate]] (''Cfa'') and the [[hardiness zone]] is 7a.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1930= 678
|1940= 660
|1950= 686
|1960= 936
|1970= 1763
|1980= 2604
|1990= 3326
|2000= 3500
|2010= 3604
|2020= 3876
|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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At the 2010 census, the township was 93.6% non-Hispanic White, 0.7% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 3.1% Asian, and 1.2% were two or more races. 1.4% 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 3,500 people, 1,387 households, and 990 families living in the township.  The population density was {{convert|353.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,438 housing units at an average density of {{convert|145.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 95.97% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.71% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.11% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.20% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.20% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.80% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.54% of the population.

There were 1,387 households, out of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the township the population was spread out, with 21.1% under the age of 18, 3.2% from 18 to 24, 19.5% from 25 to 44, 28.4% from 45 to 64, and 27.7% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.9 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $83,295, and the median income for a family was $106,304. Males had a median income of $84,136 versus $45,298 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $52,530.  None of the families and 1.2% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

==Education==
Pennsbury Township lies within the [[Unionville-Chadds Ford School District]].

==Notable people==
*[[Joseph Bailey (congressman)|Joseph Bailey]], U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district from 1861 to 1863 and Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district from 1863 to 1865
*[[Isaac Mendenhall]], farmer, abolitionist, and station master on the Underground Railroad for more than 34 years

==Transportation==
{{stack|[[File:2022-09-03 12 06 00 View south along U.S. Route 1 (Baltimore Pike) just south of Fairville Road in Pennsbury Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.jpg|right|thumb|US 1 southbound in Pennsbury Township]]}}
As of 2022, there were {{convert|39.82|mi}} of public roads in Pennsbury Township, of which {{convert|11.81|mi}} were maintained by the [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT) and {{convert|28.01|mi}} were maintained by the township.<ref name=PennDOTmap>{{cite web|url=https://gis.penndot.gov/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/15230.pdf|title=Pennsbury Township map|publisher=PennDOT|access-date=March 13, 2023}}</ref>

[[U.S. Route 1 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 1]] is the most prominent highway serving Pennsbury Township. It follows the Baltimore Pike along an east-west alignment through the northern portion of the township. [[Pennsylvania Route 52]] follows Lenape Road through the northwestern portion of the township, then follows Kennett Pike through the southwestern corner of the township. Finally, [[Pennsylvania Route 926]] follows Street Road along a northeast-southwest alignment through the northwestern portion of the township.

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.pennsbury.pa.us/ Pennsbury Township]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20121205072120/http://www.aw-el.com/brandywine/index.htm  The Battle of the Brandywine in Pennsbury Township]

{{Chester County, Pennsylvania}}

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