Editing South Coventry Township, Pennsylvania

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'''South Coventry Township''' is a [[Township (Pennsylvania)|township]] in [[Chester County, Pennsylvania|Chester County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 2,604 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].

==History==
The township derives its name from [[Coventry]], England, the native home of an early settler.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8IwhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4JcFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5132%2C2029057 | title=Church's 200th anniversary | work=Reading Eagle | date=November 10, 1924 | access-date=December 2, 2015 | pages=11}}</ref>

[[Coventry Hall]], [[Coventryville Historic District]], [[Simon Meredith House]], [[Stephen Meredith House]], [[Nathan Michener House]], and [[Townsend House (Pughtown, Pennsylvania)|Townsend 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|7.5|sqmi}}, all  land. The township is located in the [[Hopewell Big Woods]].

There are three main historical and unincorporated villages within the township: [[Bucktown, Pennsylvania|Bucktown]], [[Coventryville Historic District|Coventryville]], and [[Pughtown]].

It is the home of Owen J. Roberts School District's main campus, located at the intersection of [[Pennsylvania Route 23|Route 23]] and [[Pennsylvania Route 100|Route 100]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1930= 589
|1940= 679
|1950= 863
|1960= 1212
|1970= 1518
|1980= 1556
|1990= 1682
|2000= 1895
|2010= 2604
|2020= 2796
|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 95.5% non-Hispanic White, 0.5% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.0% Asian, and 1.2% were two or more races. 1.7% 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>

At the 2000 [[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> there were 1,895 people, 690 households and 529 families living in the township. The population density was {{convert|253.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 721 housing units at an average density of {{convert|96.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 98.47% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.63% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.16% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.11% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.21% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.42% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.69% of the population.

There were 690 households, of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.3% were non-families. 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.09.

Age distribution was 26.0% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.5 males.

The [[median household income]] was $62,857 and the median family income was $75,157. Males had a median income of $51,063 versus $33,482 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $28,956. About 3.2% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.0% of those under age 18 and 13.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The township is in the [[Owen J. Roberts 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=October 19, 2022}}</ref> [[Owen J. Roberts High School]] is the zoned comprehensive high school.

==Transportation==
{{stack|[[File:2022-09-08 15 36 47 View north along Pennsylvania State Route 100 (Pottstown Pike) just north of Daisy Point Road and Pughtown Road in South Coventry Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.jpg|right|thumb|PA 100 northbound in South Coventry Township]]}}
As of 2019, there were {{convert|26.43|mi}} of public roads in South Coventry Township, of which {{convert|9.12|mi}} were maintained by the [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT) and {{convert|17.31|mi}} were maintained by the township.<ref name=PennDOTmap>{{cite web|url=https://gis.penndot.gov/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/15234.pdf|title=South Coventry Township map|publisher=PennDOT|access-date=March 13, 2023}}</ref>

[[Pennsylvania Route 23]] and [[Pennsylvania Route 100]] are the numbered roads serving South Coventry Township. PA 23 follows Ridge Road along an east-west alignment through the central portion of the township. PA 100 follows Pottstown Pike along a north-south alignment across the eastern portion of the township.

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.southcoventry.org/ South Coventry Township]

{{Chester County, Pennsylvania}}

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