Editing Upper Uwchlan Township, Pennsylvania

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'''Upper Uwchlan Township''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|juː|k|l|ən}}; {{IPA|cy|ˈɪuxlan|}}) is a [[Township (Pennsylvania)|township]] in [[Chester County, Pennsylvania|Chester County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 11,227 at the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]]. The township included the community of [[Milford Mills, Pennsylvania|Milford Mills]] before it was inundated by the creation of the [[Marsh Creek (Brandywine Creek)|Marsh Creek]] Dam in 1972.

The main population center of the township has grown surrounding the historic [[Eagle Tavern (Eagle, Pennsylvania)|Eagle Tavern]] at the intersection of [[Pennsylvania Route 100|Route 100]] and Little Conestoga Road.  This major unincorporated community is known as the village of [[Eagle, Pennsylvania|Eagle]], but also sometimes known as Uwchlan.  That is the address of the local post office.

==History==
[[File:UpperUwchlanPATownshipOffice.jpg|thumb|Upper Uwchlan Township offices in [[Eagle, Pennsylvania|Eagle]]]]
[[File:Marsh Creek Lake.jpg|thumb|[[Marsh Creek State Park|Marsh Creek Lake]]]]
The [[Byers Station Historic District]], [[West Vincent Highlands Historic District]], [[Larkin Covered Bridge (Chester Springs, Pennsylvania)|Larkin Covered Bridge]], and [[Wheelen 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|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|11.6|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|10.8|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|0.9|sqmi}}, or 7.33%, is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1930= 597
|1940= 689
|1950= 761
|1960= 909
|1970= 996
|1980= 1805
|1990= 4396
|2000= 6850
|2010= 11227
|2020= 12275
|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><ref>{{cite web |title=Census 2020 |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/upperuwchlantownshipchestercountypennsylvania/PST045219}}</ref>
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At the 2010 census, the township was 80.8% non-Hispanic White, 1.4% Black or African American, 14.1% Asian, and 1.3% were two or more races. 2.4% 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>

In the township, the population was spread out, with 35.0% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 4.0% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $96,711, and the median income for a family was $101,895. Males had a median income of $76,206 versus $37,404 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $33,256.  About 2.0% of families and 2.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
{{Further|Downingtown Area School District}}
Upper Uwchlan Township is in the [[Downingtown Area School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dasd.org/Page/4449|title=The Municipalities|publisher=[[Downingtown Area School District]]|access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref><ref name=Townshipmap>{{cite web|url=https://www.upperuwchlan-pa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/47/Zoning-Map?bidId=|title=Zoning Map|publisher=Upper Uwchlan Township|access-date=April 24, 2020}} - Compare with street addresses and school boundary maps</ref>

Residents are within the Brandywine-Wallace, Pickering Valley, Shamona Creek, and Springton Manor elementary boundaries.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dasd.org/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=6100&dataid=12159&FileName=Elementary_Overall_Aug2020.map.pdf|title=Elementary Attendance Boundaries|publisher=[[Downingtown Area School District]]|accessdate=June 18, 2021}} - This map indicates the township limits.</ref> The township is divided into two secondary boundaries: Downingtown Middle School and [[Downingtown West High School]], and Lionville Middle School and [[Downingtown East High School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dasd.org/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=6100&dataid=12160&FileName=Secondary%20Boundary%20Map.pdf|title=Secondary Attendance Boundaries|publisher=[[Downingtown Area School District]]|accessdate=June 18, 2021}} - This map indicates the borough limits.</ref>

St. Elizabeth School of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia]] is in the township.<ref name=Townshipmap/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stelizabethparishschool.org/home3|title=Home|publisher=St. Elizabeth School|access-date=April 24, 2020|quote=120 Saint Elizabeth Drive, Chester Springs, PA 19425}}</ref>

Windsor Christian Academy is in the township.

==Transportation==
[[File:2022-08-31 12 53 44 View east along Interstate 76 (Pennsylvania Turnpike Philadelphia Extension) from the overpass for North Milford Road in Upper Uwchlan Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.jpg|thumb|The [[Pennsylvania Turnpike]]/[[Interstate 76 (Ohio–New Jersey)|I-76]] eastbound in Upper Uwchlan Township]]
As of 2019, there were {{convert|67.81|mi}} of public roads in Upper Uwchlan Township, of which {{convert|4.00|mi}} were maintained by the [[Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission]] (PTC), {{convert|4.28|mi}} were maintained by the [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT) and {{convert|59.53|mi}} were maintained by the township.<ref name=PennDOTmap>{{cite web|url=https://gis.penndot.gov/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/15238.pdf|title=Upper Uwchlan Township map|publisher=PennDOT|access-date=March 13, 2023}}</ref>

The [[Pennsylvania Turnpike]], also known as [[Interstate 76 (Ohio–New Jersey)|I-76]], is the most prominent highway serving Upper Uwchlan Township. It follows a northwest-southeast alignment through the center of the township. [[Pennsylvania Route 100]] follows the Pottstown Pike along a north-south alignment through the east and northeast portion of the township. [[Pennsylvania Route 401]] follows Conestoga Road along a northwest-southeast alignment across the northeastern corner of the township.

==Places of worship==
Windsor Baptist Church, founded in 1833 is located in the township at 213 Little Conestoga Road, in the village of Eagle. Saint Elizabeth, a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] church, is located at 100 Fellowship Road, at Pottstown Pike. Just south of it, on Pottstown Pike, is [[Beth Israel Congregation of Chester County]] (founded 1904), Upper Uwchlan's only [[synagogue]].

== See also ==
* [[Welsh Tract]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Upper Uwchlan Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania}}
* [http://www.upperuwchlan-pa.gov/ Upper Uwchlan Township]

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