Exton, Pennsylvania

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Exton
Exton, Pennsylvania
Exton
Exton
Location in Pennsylvania
Basic data
State : United States
State : Pennsylvania
County : Chester County
Coordinates : 40 ° 2 ′  N , 75 ° 38 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 2 ′  N , 75 ° 38 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 4,842 (as of 2010)
Population density : 583.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 8.3 km 2  (approx. 3 mi 2 ) of
which 8.3 km 2  (approx. 3 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 95 m
Postal code : 19341
Area code : +1 610
FIPS : 42-24440
GNIS ID : 1174394

Exton is a census-designated place (CDP) in West Whiteland Township , Chester County , Pennsylvania , USA . At the 2010 census, Exton had 4,842 residents.

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Exton is located at the junction of US Highway 30 (formerly "Lancaster Road", later Lincoln Highway ) and Pennsylvania Route 100. From the late 1700s, Lancaster Road became a major thoroughfare between Philadelphia and the west. Today's Route 100 was the regional north-south connection with Pottstown, Pennsylvania . One theory exists that Exton was named as the "X" on the map after this intersection (X-Town). More likely, however, the village was named after one of the Extons in England.

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP is 8.2 km², all land area.

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