West Chester, Pennsylvania

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West Chester
Center of West Chester
Center of West Chester
Location in Pennsylvania
West Chester, Pennsylvania
West Chester
West Chester
Basic data
Foundation : 1760
State : United States
State : Pennsylvania
County : Chester County
Coordinates : 39 ° 58 ′  N , 75 ° 36 ′  W Coordinates: 39 ° 58 ′  N , 75 ° 36 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 18,461 (as of 2010)
Population density : 3,927.9 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 4.7 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of
which 4.7 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 140 m
Postcodes : 19380-19388
Area code : +1 610
FIPS : 42-82704
GNIS ID : 1190943
Website : www.west-chester.com
Mayor : Carolyn Comitta
Chester County Courthouse.jpg
Chester County Courthouse

West Chester is a US city ​​in Pennsylvania in Chester County , the county seat of which it is. At the 2010 census it had 18,461 inhabitants on an area of ​​4.8 km².

West Chester is southwest of the city of Philadelphia . The city was founded under the name Turk's Head .

The corporate headquarters of Commodore International was in West Chester , where the Amiga was also developed. Today the commercial complex is used for the company headquarters and the American studios of the shopping channel QVC . The city is also home to West Chester University .

Population development

  • 1900: 09,524 inhabitants
  • 1910: 11,767 inhabitants
  • 1920: 11,717 inhabitants
  • 1940: 13,289 inhabitants
  • 1950: 16,001 inhabitants
  • 1960: 16,381 inhabitants
  • 1970: 16,342 inhabitants
  • 1980: 16,934 inhabitants
  • 1990: 17,581 inhabitants
  • 2000: 17,861 inhabitants
  • 2010: 18,461 inhabitants

sons and daughters of the town