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Chester County at a Glance
Land Area — 750.5 square miles
County Seat — West Chester
Total Population 2016 Estimate — 516,312 Municipalities — 73
(Largest Municipality: Tredyffrin) School Districts — 14 Parks & Recreation —
Nearly 10,000 acres,
including 116 state parks & 4 county parks Hospitals — 7 Colleges/Universities — 7 Libraries — 18, with a total of 27 branches Banks — 32, with a total of 123 branches Average Family Size — 3.13 people Median Age — 39.3 years
Median Household Income — $84,741 Median Family Income — $101,760 Per Capita Income — $41,215
Civilian Labor Force — 268,700
Sources:
U.S. Census Bureau; Bureau of Economic Analysis - 2013;
U.S. Census Bureau - 2006-2016 American Community Survey Center for Workforce Information & Analysis;
1st Quarter 2013, Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry, Chester County Planning Commission, 2013
Chester County
Pennsylvania
Top Employers | Industry Sector
(Names in bold are Chamber members.)
The Vanguard Group, Inc. —
Financial and insurance
QVC, Inc. — Retail trade
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. —
Professional and technical services
County of Chester — Public administration Main Line Hospitals —
Health care and social assistance
Chester County Hospital —
Health care and social assistance
Giant Food Stores LLC — Retail trade Chester County Intermediate Unit —
Educational services
State System of Higher Education —
Educational services
The Devereux Foundation — Behavioral healthcare
Downingtown Area School District —
Educational services
Source:
Center for Workforce Information & Analysis, 4th Quarter 2014, Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry
Business Categories Percent
Services — 48.7
Agriculture — 2.5
Construction — 6.1
Manufacturing — 11.8 Transportation/Public Utilities — 4 Wholesale — 3.4
Retail — 10.8
Public Administration — 2.5 Finance/Insurance/Real Estate — 10.2
Source:
Chester County Economic Development Council
Chester County
£ Coventry
Pennsylvania
South Coventry
East Coventry
2
Tredyffrin Easttown
Major Roads
Interstate
US Route
State Route
Municipalities
Borough City Township
West Nottingham
Atglen
West Fallowfield
Upper Oxford
Lower £ 1 Oxford
Oxford
East Nottingham
East Fallowfield
West Marlborough
London Grove
£ West
Valley
West Goshen
30
Sadsbury Sadsbury Parkesburg
322
Pocopson
West
Honey Honey Brook Brook
West Caln
§¨¦76 Wallace
Upper Uwchlan
West Pikeland
West Whiteland
£ 322
76
Goshen
Westtown Thornbury
Highland
£ 202 Birmingham
Londonderry
Penn
New London
£ 1 Kennett Kennett
0 2.25
Elk
Elverson
West Nantmeal
West Vincent
East Phoenixville Pikeland
Schuylkill Charlestown
§¦¨ East £ 202
West £ 322 Brandywine East
Uwchlan East
Whiteland
Bypa ss £ 30
Coatesville
South Coatesville Modena
Caln £ 30 Downingtown
£
Chester
East Bradford
West Grove
Avondale
New Garden
London Britain
Franklin
13.5 18 Miles
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Warwick
East Nantmeal
East Vincent
Spring City
Brandywine Caln £ 30
West Bradford
Newlin
Malvern
East Marlborough
Pennsbury
Square
North
422
£ 30 East Willistown
4.5 9
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