West Chester
borough in and seat of Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Summary
West Chester is a borough of Pennsylvania[1]. It ranks in the top 0.11% of borough of pennsylvania entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,440 views/month, #1 of 949).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Chester County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Lillian L. Debaptiste[5]
- Instance of: county seat[6], home rule municipality of Pennsylvania[7]
- Shares border with: West Goshen Township[8]
- Postal code: 19380[9], 19381[10], 19382[11], 19383[12]
- Commons category: West Chester, Pennsylvania[13]
- Inception: March 28, 1799[14]
- Coordinate location: 39.9586, -75.605[15]
- Official website: https://west-chester.com/[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:West Chester, Pennsylvania[17]
- Population: 18,671[18], 18,461[19]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20]
- Capital of: Chester County[21]
- Official name: Borough of West Chester[22], West Chester[23]
- Category for people born here: Q8077058[24]
- Category for people who died here: Q21000803[25]
- Number of households: 7374[26]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from West Chester, Pennsylvania[27]
- Elevation above sea level: 136[28]
- Area: 4.78[29], 4.782211[30]
- Water as percent of area: 0.0117[31]
- School district: West Chester Area School District[32]
- Water area: 0.000561[33]
- Per capita income: 36,009[34]
Why It Matters
West Chester has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]