Chester County

Summary

Chester County is a county of Pennsylvania^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of county_of_pennsylvania entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,886 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Chester County is located in Pennsylvania^[3].
• Chester County is in the country of United States^[4].
• Chester County's instance of is recorded as county of Pennsylvania^[5].
• Chester County's capital is recorded as West Chester^[6].
• Chester County's shares border with is recorded as Berks County^[7].
• Chester County's shares border with is recorded as Montgomery County^[8].
• Chester County's shares border with is recorded as Delaware County^[9].
• Chester County's shares border with is recorded as New Castle County^[10].
• Chester County's shares border with is recorded as Cecil County^[11].
• Chester County's shares border with is recorded as Lancaster County^[12].
• Chester is named after Chester County^[13].
• Chester County's Commons category is recorded as Chester County, Pennsylvania^[14].
• January 1, 1682 marks the founding of Chester County^[15].
• Chester County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.97, 'lon': -75.75}^[16].
• Chester County's official website is recorded as http://www.chesco.org^[17].
• Chester County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chester County, Pennsylvania^[18].
• Chester County has a population of {'amount': '+515939'}^[19].
• Chester County has a population of {'amount': '+499865'}^[20].
• Chester County has a population of {'amount': '+503560'}^[21].
• Chester County has a population of {'amount': '+506190'}^[22].
• Chester County has a population of {'amount': '+509468'}^[23].
• Chester County has a population of {'amount': '+515939'}^[24].
• Chester County has a population of {'amount': '+534413'}^[25].
• Chester County has a population of {'amount': '+498886'}^[26].
• Chester County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Chester County, Pennsylvania^[27].

Body

Geography

Chester County is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Pennsylvania^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Chester County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1968'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+515939'}^[19], {'amount': '+499865'}^[20], {'amount': '+503560'}^[21], {'amount': '+506190'}^[22], {'amount': '+509468'}^[23], and {'amount': '+534413'}^[25].

Designation and Status

Chester County's instance of is recorded as county of Pennsylvania^[5].

History and Context

January 1, 1682 marks the founding of Chester County^[15]. Chester is named after it^[13].

Why It Matters

Chester County ranks in the top 4% of county_of_pennsylvania entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,886 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]