Chadds Ford Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania is a small township 30 miles southwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in Chester County. Prior to 1996, Chadds Ford Township was known as Birmingham Township, Chester County, the name being changed as to allow the township to correspond to both its census-designated place, and to reflect on its role in the Battle of the Brandywine. Chadds Ford was home to N.C. Wyeth, his son Andrew Wyeth and grandson Jamie Wyeth. Brandywine Battlefield is located in the Township, along with the Brandywine River Museum, which houses most of the Wyeth collection.
GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 22.7 km² (8.8 mi²). 22.5 km² (8.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.80%) is water. DemographicsAs of the census2 of 2000, there were 3,170 people, 1,314 households, and 910 families residing in the township. The population density was 140.7/km² (364.2/mi²). There were 1,338 housing units at an average density of 59.4/km² (153.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.27% White, 1.07% African American, 0.06% Native American, 2.78% Asian, 0.47% from other races, and 0.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.42% of the population. There were 1,314 households out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.6% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.7% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.93. In the township the population was spread out with 21.8% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 33.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males. The median income for a household in the township was $84,100, and the median income for a family was $100,795. Males had a median income of $79,650 versus $34,219 for females. The per capita income for the township was $52,974. About 4.0% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.2% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over. Points of interestExternal links |
