Pughtown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located in South Coventry Township on Pennsylvania Route 100, just south of Buckstown. As of 2020, the CDP has a population of 849.[3]
Pughtown, Pennsylvania | |
|---|---|
 Location in Chester County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania | |
  Pughtown Location within the state of Pennsylvania | |
| Coordinates: 40°10′00″N 75°39′56″W / 40.16667°N 75.66556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Chester |
| Township | South Coventry |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.45 sq mi (1.16 km2) |
| • Land | 0.45 sq mi (1.16 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Population | |
• Total | 849 |
| • Density | 1,899.33/sq mi (733.27/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 42-62872 |
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 849 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4][5] | |||
Education
editThe community is in the Owen J. Roberts School District.[6] Owen J. Roberts High School is the zoned comprehensive high school.
Notable people
edit- Stephen M. Meredith (1802–1874), physician of Pughtown and member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
- ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Chester County, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
- ^ "Dr. Stephen M. Meredith..." Lancaster Daily Intelligencer. October 19, 1874. p. 2. Retrieved December 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
