West Fallowfield Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania
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West Fallowfield Township is a township that is located in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,566 at the time of the 2010 census. The township includes the unincorporated village of Cochranville.
History
Three locations in the township, Bridge in West Fallowfield Township, Mercer's Mill Covered Bridge, and Joseph and Esther Phillips Plantation are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.<ref name="nris">Template:NRISref</ref>
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of Template:Convert, all land.
Demographics
Template:US Census population As of the 2010 census, the township was 89.7% non-Hispanic White, 1.5% Black or African American, 0.9% Asian, and 1.6% were two or more races. 6.8% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Roadways
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As of 2020, there were Template:Convert of public roads in West Fallowfield Township, of which Template:Convert were maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and Template:Convert were maintained by the township.<ref name=PennDOTmap>Template:Cite web</ref>
Pennsylvania Route 10 and Pennsylvania Route 41 are the numbered roads serving West Fallowfield Township. PA 10 follows Limestone Road along a north-south alignment across the southeastern corner of the township. PA 41 follows Gap Newport Pike along a northwest-southeast alignment across the northern and eastern parts of the township.
Notable residents
- Robert Futhey (1789–1870), member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives<ref>Template:Cite bookTemplate:Open access</ref>
- Robert E. Monaghan (1822-1895), Pennsylvania State Representative