West Bradford Township, Pennsylvania
Encyclopedia
West Bradford Township is a township in Chester County
, Pennsylvania
, United States
. The population was 12,376 at the 2010 census. There are three federal historic districts
(Marshallton
, Trimbleville
, and Northbrook) on the National Register of Historic Places
located within West Bradford Township .
, the township has a total area of 18.6 square miles (48.2 km²), of which, 18.6 square miles (48.1 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it is water. The total area is 0.32% water.
of 2010, there were 12,376 people, 4,126 households, and 3,449 families residing in the township. The population density
was 665.4 people per square mile (256.9/km²). There were 4,217 housing units at an average density of 226.7/sq mi (87.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 92.4% White, 2.9% African American, 0.2% Native American, 2.6% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.5% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. 2.0% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 4,126 households out of which 42.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.6% were married couples
living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.4% were non-families. 13.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.25.
In the township the population was spread out with 30.4% under the age of 19, 4.0% from 20 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 31.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.6 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 family was $104,124.
, and has two elementary schools within the township:
Chester County, Pennsylvania
-State parks:*French Creek State Park*Marsh Creek State Park*White Clay Creek Preserve-Demographics:As of the 2010 census, the county was 85.5% White, 6.1% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American or Alaskan Native, 3.9% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian, 1.8% were two or more races, and 2.4% were...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 12,376 at the 2010 census. There are three federal historic districts
Historic district (United States)
In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...
(Marshallton
Marshallton, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Marshallton is an unincorporated community and federal historic district in West Bradford Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is one of three historic districts in West Bradford Township that are on the National Register of Historic Places...
, Trimbleville
Trimbleville Historic District
Trimbleville, also known as Trimble's Ford and the Trimbleville Historic District is a hamlet of about six homes, in southern Chester County, Pennsylvania, about two miles south of Marshallton....
, and Northbrook) on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
located within West Bradford Township .
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the township has a total area of 18.6 square miles (48.2 km²), of which, 18.6 square miles (48.1 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it is water. The total area is 0.32% water.
Adjacent municipalities
- Caln TownshipCaln Township, PennsylvaniaCaln Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 13,817 at the 2010 census. The township was founded by settlers from Calne, Wiltshire in England in 1714. The relationship with Calne, Wiltshire, continues today as the two towns are sister cities. Caln...
(North) - DowningtownDowningtown, PennsylvaniaDowningtown is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, west of Philadelphia. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 7,891. Downingtown was settled by English and European colonists in the early 18th century and has a number of historic buildings and structures.-History:The town was...
(North) - East Caln TownshipEast Caln Township, PennsylvaniaEast Caln Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,838 at the 2010 census. The township wraps around the east half of Downingtown and is mostly indistinguishable from it...
(North) - East Bradford TownshipEast Bradford Township, PennsylvaniaEast Bradford Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 9,942 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...
(East) - Newlin TownshipNewlin Township, PennsylvaniaNewlin Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,285 at the 2010 census.Newlin Township was the hometown of explorer Josiah Harlan. William Baldwin, the botanist, was born there on the 29th of March, 1779....
(South) - Pocopson TownshipPocopson Township, PennsylvaniaPocopson Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,582 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.43%, is water.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000,...
(South) - East Fallowfield TownshipEast Fallowfield Township, Chester County, PennsylvaniaEast Fallowfield Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,449 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all of it land....
(West)
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2010, there were 12,376 people, 4,126 households, and 3,449 families residing in the township. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 665.4 people per square mile (256.9/km²). There were 4,217 housing units at an average density of 226.7/sq mi (87.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 92.4% White, 2.9% African American, 0.2% Native American, 2.6% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.5% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. 2.0% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 4,126 households out of which 42.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.6% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.4% were non-families. 13.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.25.
In the township the population was spread out with 30.4% under the age of 19, 4.0% from 20 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 31.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.6 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 family was $104,124.
Public schools
West Bradford Township is served by the Downingtown Area School DistrictDowningtown Area School District
The Downingtown Area School District is a school district based in Downingtown, in Chester County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The district operates ten Elementary Schools, two Middle Schools and two High Schools, soon to be four...
, and has two elementary schools within the township:
- Bradford Heights Elementary School
- West Bradford Elementary School
Neighborhoods
- Brandywine GreeneBrandywine GreeneBrandywine Greene is a housing subdivision located on Shadyside Road in West Bradford Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania....
- EmbreevilleEmbreeville, PennsylvaniaEmbreeville is an historical unincorporated community, little more than a rural stretch of road with a few businesses and homes, mostly in Newlin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania and partially in West Bradford Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, inside a bend of Brandywine Creek. It is...
- MarshalltonMarshallton, Chester County, PennsylvaniaMarshallton is an unincorporated community and federal historic district in West Bradford Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is one of three historic districts in West Bradford Township that are on the National Register of Historic Places...
- Northbrook
- TrimblevilleTrimbleville Historic DistrictTrimbleville, also known as Trimble's Ford and the Trimbleville Historic District is a hamlet of about six homes, in southern Chester County, Pennsylvania, about two miles south of Marshallton....
- Victoria Crossing at Bradford GlenVictoria Crossing at Bradford GlenVictoria Crossing at Bradford Glen is a housing development located in West Bradford Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.In a sense it acted as the central housing development in this area and was the beginning of suburban sprawl in West Bradford Township....
Notable places
- The west branchWest Branch Brandywine CreekThe West Branch Brandywine Creek is a tributary of Brandywine Creek in Chester County, Pennsylvania in the United States.The West Branch Brandywine Creek is born near the community of Honey Brook. It later joins with the East Branch Brandywine Creek in the community of Lenape to form Brandywine...
of the Brandywine River passes through West Bradford. General CornwallisCharles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess CornwallisCharles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis KG , styled Viscount Brome between 1753 and 1762 and known as The Earl Cornwallis between 1762 and 1792, was a British Army officer and colonial administrator...
of the British ArmyBritish ArmyThe British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
crossed the river at Trimble's FordTrimbleville Historic DistrictTrimbleville, also known as Trimble's Ford and the Trimbleville Historic District is a hamlet of about six homes, in southern Chester County, Pennsylvania, about two miles south of Marshallton....
en route to the Battle of BrandywineBattle of BrandywineThe Battle of Brandywine, also known as the Battle of the Brandywine or the Battle of Brandywine Creek, was fought between the American army of Major General George Washington and the British-Hessian army of General Sir William Howe on September 11, 1777. The British defeated the Americans and...
. - Broad Run Golfer's ClubBroad Run Golfer's ClubBroad Run Golfer's Club is a golf course located in West Bradford Township, Pennsylvania. The course was designed by Rees Jones, who is well-known for designing many other prestigious courses. The course's Championship tees have a rating of 72.8....
, a golf courseGolf courseA golf course comprises a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, fairway, rough and other hazards, and a green with a flagstick and cup, all designed for the game of golf. A standard round of golf consists of playing 18 holes, thus most golf courses have this number of holes...
designed by Rees JonesRees JonesRees Jones is an American golf course architect.He was born in Montclair, New Jersey the son of legendary golf course designer Robert Trent Jones and the younger brother of golf course designer Robert Trent Jones, Jr... - Humphry Marshall HouseHumphry Marshall HouseThe Humphry Marshall House in Marshallton, Pennsylvania, in West Bradford Township, Chester County, was the residence of American botanist Humphry Marshall. It is also a "rare example of a Pennsylvania country house"...
, residence of botanist Humphry MarshallHumphry MarshallHumphry Marshall was an American botanist and plant dealer.-Biography:Humphry Marshall was born in the village of Marshallton, Pennsylvania on October 10, 1722. He was the cousin of botanist John Bartram and William Bartram...
located in the village of MarshalltonMarshallton, Chester County, PennsylvaniaMarshallton is an unincorporated community and federal historic district in West Bradford Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is one of three historic districts in West Bradford Township that are on the National Register of Historic Places... - Strasburg RoadStrasburg RoadStrasburg Road was an early road in Pennsylvania connecting Philadelphia to Strasburg in Lancaster County. The route was surveyed by John Sellers and others in 1772-3 under the colonial administration of Governor Richard Penn and completed under the new administration of the independent state of...
, an historic road paved in 1772-3 that runs through West Bradford - United SportsUnited SportsUnited Sports is a multiple-use sports complex located in West Bradford Township, Pennsylvania. The indoor venue consists of one boarded court, two boarded turf fields, and a large field house. In addition, the outdoor venue consists of two turf fields and nine grass fields...
, a multiple-use sports complex
Notable residents
- Planter and judge John Beale BordleyJohn Beale BordleyJohn Beale Bordley, was a Maryland planter and judge.Son of Thomas Bordley, from Yorkshire, England 1694, attorney general for Maryland, and his second wife Ariana Vanderheyden....
resided at and owned Como Farm in West Bradford. The clubhouse of Broad Run Golfer's ClubBroad Run Golfer's ClubBroad Run Golfer's Club is a golf course located in West Bradford Township, Pennsylvania. The course was designed by Rees Jones, who is well-known for designing many other prestigious courses. The course's Championship tees have a rating of 72.8....
now sits on the ground that was formerly Como Farm. - Former United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
congressmanUnited States House of RepresentativesThe United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
John HickmanJohn Hickman (congressman)John Hickman was a Republican, Democratic and Anti-Lecompton Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Early life:...
was born in West Bradford. - The well known botanist, Humphry MarshallHumphry MarshallHumphry Marshall was an American botanist and plant dealer.-Biography:Humphry Marshall was born in the village of Marshallton, Pennsylvania on October 10, 1722. He was the cousin of botanist John Bartram and William Bartram...
, lived in West Bradford. - The actorActorAn actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
Claude RainsClaude RainsClaude Rains was an English stage and film actor whose career spanned 66 years. He was known for many roles in Hollywood films, among them the title role in The Invisible Man , a corrupt senator in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington , Mr...
, who earned an Oscar Nomination for supporting actor when he portrayed Louis in the film CasablancaCasablanca (film)Casablanca is a 1942 American romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman and Paul Henreid, and featuring Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre and Dooley Wilson. Set during World War II, it focuses on a man torn between, in...
, owned the Stock Grange Farm in West Bradford.