Editing South Pottstown, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US}}
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| subdivision_name3       = [[North Coventry Township, Pennsylvania|North Coventry]]
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[[File:Pottstown_Landing.JPG|thumb|200x200px|[[Pottstown Landing Historic District]] is located on the west side of Route 100 in the South Pottstown CDP]]
'''South Pottstown''' is a community in [[North Coventry Township, Pennsylvania|North Coventry Township]], [[Chester County, Pennsylvania|Chester County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Pennsylvania]]. It is defined by the [[U.S. Census Bureau]] as a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) for statistical purposes and does not have any legal status as a separately incorporated municipality. It is a part of the [[Pottstown, Pennsylvania|Pottstown]] urban area. The population was 2,081 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].

==Geography==
South Pottstown is located at {{Coord|40|14|11|N|75|39|26|W|type:city}} (40.236443, -75.657220).<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]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|1.6|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|1.5|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi}}, or 4.32%, is water.

South Pottstown is served by east-to-west [[U.S. Route 422|US 422]] and [[Pennsylvania Route 724|PA 724]] as well as north-to-south [[Pennsylvania Route 100|PA 100]] and South Hanover Street. The [[Coventry Mall]] is a regional shopping center in South Pottstown, which faces Pottstown across the [[Schuylkill River]] on the northern boundary. Its [[hardiness zone]] is 7a and the climate is borderline ''Cfa''/''Dfa'' ([[humid subtropical climate|humid subtropical]]/hot summer [[humid continental climate|humid continental]].) It is served by the Pottstown post office and telephone exchange.

==Demographics==
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 2,135 people, 997 households, and 528 families living in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|1,373.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,046 housing units at an average density of {{convert|672.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the CDP was 93.26% White, 3.70% African American, 0.33% Native American, 1.03% Asian, 0.56% from other races, and 1.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.55%.<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 997 households, 23.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.6% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.0% were non-families. 38.7% of households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.92.

The age distribution was 20.0% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 33.0% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.7 males.

The median household income was $43,634 and the median family income  was $59,180. Males had a median income of $36,708 versus $26,404 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $23,099. About 5.0% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.4% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Pottstown is within 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=2022-10-19}}</ref> [[Owen J. Roberts High School]] is the zoned comprehensive high school.

==References==
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{{Chester County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Chester County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Pennsylvania]]