Pughtown, Pennsylvania
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Census-designated place in Pennsylvania, United States
Pughtown, Pennsylvania | |
|---|---|
| Location in Chester County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania Location in Chester County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania | |
Pughtown is located in Pennsylvania Pughtown Pughtown Location within the state of Pennsylvania | |
| Coordinates: 40°10′00′′N 75°39′56′′W / 40.16667°N 75.66556°W / 40.16667; -75.66556 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Chester |
| Township | South Coventry |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.45 sq mi (1.16 km2) |
| • Land | 0.45 sq mi (1.16 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Population | |
• Total | 849 |
| • Density | 1,899.33/sq mi (733.27/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 42-62872 |
Pughtown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located in South Coventry Township on Pennsylvania Route 100, just south of Buckstown. As of 2020, the CDP has a population of 849.[3]
Demographics
[edit ]| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 849 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4] [5] | |||
Education
[edit ]The community is in the Owen J. Roberts School District.[6] Owen J. Roberts High School is the zoned comprehensive high school.
Notable people
[edit ]- Stephen M. Meredith (1802–1874), physician of Pughtown and member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives[7]
- Jules Louis Prevost (1863–1937), missionary, linguist, and professor who died in Pughtown[8]
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
- ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Chester County, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved October 19, 2022.
- ^ "Dr. Stephen M. Meredith..." Lancaster Daily Intelligencer. October 19, 1874. p. 2. Retrieved December 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
- ^ Prevost, Gary Rene (January 29, 2023). Jules L. Prevost: A Comprehensive Chronological Time-Lined Summary (PDF) (Second ed.). p. 415. Retrieved January 28, 2025.