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Facts About Chester County
- Chester County is 760 square miles or approximately 486,000 acres in size.
- The highest elevation is 1071 ft. in the Welsh Mountains in Honey Brook Township. The lowest elevation is around 70 feet along the Schuylkill River at the Montgomery County line.
- The County was created by William Penn in 1682 as one of the three original counties of Pennsylvania. There are 67 counties in Pennsylvania.
- The County is a Third Class County with a three member Board of County Commissioners.
- There are 73 municipalities, consisting of 1 city, 15 boroughs, and 57 townships. All of the townships are Townships of the 2nd Class except Caln, which is a Township of the 1st Class. The Class of a township is determined by the State based on established criteria.
- All or part of 14 school districts cover the County.
- The population of the County in 2008 is 491,489 people. This is an increase of 57,988 (13.4%) from the 2000 census when the population was 433,501.
- Chester County is the 7th most populated county in the State.
- The median sales price of all homes sold in the county in 2007 was $312,500.
- The Census Bureau estimates that there were 20,000 housing units added to the housing supply from 2000 to 2007, a 12% increase.
- There are five County parks (Hibernia, Nottingham, Warwick, Springton Manor, and Black Rock Sanctuary) and two County trails (Struble and Chester Valley). There are also many Federal, State, and municipal parks.
- There are 166,981 acres of farmland and 1,733 farms in Chester County according to the 2007 U. S. Census of Agriculture.
- Based on 2007 Census Bureau information, the County:
- Median Household Income is $83,146
- Median Family Income is $101,896
- Per Capita Income is $41,035
Content Last Modified on 4/9/2009 11:15:00 AM
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