CHESTER COUNTY FACTS-AT-A-GLANCE

LOCATION: Southeastern part of Pennsylvania; 30 miles west of Philadelphia; surrounded by Delaware, Montgomery, Berks and Lancaster counties in PA and bordering the states of Delaware and Maryland to the south. Recreation venues stretch to the Jersey shore, Maryland's Eastern Shore, the Chesapeake Bay and the Pocono Mountains which are just a 2 hour drive away.

ECONOMY: The county is healthy economically, with over 9,300 businesses and a labor force of almost 197,000. Traditionally, the unemployment rate has been the lowest in the surrounding five-county area and median family income ranks Second Highest among Pennsylvania's 67 counties (according to recent U.S. Dept.. of Commerce analysis/census).

TOPOGRAPHY: It is an area of gentle to steeply rolling countryside, sloping southeasterly to the coastal plain and Atlantic Ocean. The major streams are the Schuylkill River and Brandywine Creek, which drain more than 60% of the county and flow to the southeast.

CLIMATE: Average annual temperature: 52 to 54 degrees; Avg.. January temperature: 33F; Avg.. July temperatures: 75F. Annual precipitation: Rainfall -- 20", Snowfall -- 25".

LAND AREA:758 square miles

POPULATION: 376,000+ (1990 census)

COUNTY SEAT: West Chester

MUNICIPALITIES: 73 (Largest municipality: Tredyffrin)

SCHOOL DISTRICTS: 12

PARKS & RECREATION: Nearly 10,000 acres

HOSPITALS: 7

COLLEGES: 6

LIBRARIES: 16, with a total of 27 branches

BANKS: 32, with a total of 123 branches

MEDIAN INCOME: Individual: $20,601   Family: $52,325

HOUSEHOLD SIZE: 2.73 people

MEDIAN AGE: 33.8 years

HOUSING UNITS: Approximately 140,000

LABOR FORCE: 196,000+

ESTABLISHED BUSINESSES 9,395

 

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