- State:PennsylvaniaCounty:Chester CountyCity:BerwynCounty all:Chester | DelawareCounty FIPS:42029 | 42045Coordinates:40°2′44″N 75°26′22″WArea total:1.86 sq mi (4.83 km²)Area land:1.86 sq mi (4.82 km²)Area water:0.00 sq mi (0.01 km²)Elevation:520 ft (160 m)
- Latitude:40,0421Longitude:-75,451Dman name cbsa:Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDTimezone:Eastern Standard Time (EST) UTC-5:00; Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) UTC-4:00ZIP codes:19312GMAP:
Berwyn, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
- Population:7,955Population density:2,028.48 residents per square mile of area (783.28/km²)Unemployment rate:6.40%
Berwyn is a census-designated place (CDP) in Chester County, Pennsylvania. The population was 3,775 at the 2020 census. The area is part of the Philadelphia Main Line suburbs. The public school system is Tredyffrin/Easttown School District. The Upper Main Line YMCA was founded in 1962 and sits on the former 124-acre summer estate owned by investment banker J. Gardner Cassatt. Ametek, Hardinge, Inc., Trinseo, Triumph Group, and TE Connectivity have their operational headquarters in Berwyn. The town received its present name in 1877 during the celebration of its centennial when one of the Welsh settlers proposed to name the village after the Berwyn Hills overlooking the Valley of the Dee River in Denbighshire, Wales. It is home to the Footlighters' Theater, a non-profit theater that has provided entertainment for over 80 years. Crabby Creek Park is a 48 acre park, which serves as passive open space and a stream corridor buffer for Crabby creek. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia operates area Catholic parish schools. In 2012 the Catholic grade school St. Monica closed. It has a pavilion with toilets, basketball courts, an open field, a "tot lot", and volleyball courts. The Berwyn CDP has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.8 km²) According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP is located at 40°244N 75°2622W.
History
Berwyn is the primary city name, but also Tredyffrin are acceptable city names or spellings. The town received its present name in 1877 during the celebration of its centennial. One of the Welsh settlers proposed to name the village after the Berwyn Hills overlooking the Valley of the Dee River in Denbighshire, Wales. At times, the village has been called Cocheltown, Reeseville, Glassley, and Gaysville. The town has a population of about 2,000 people. It is located in the Welsh county of Gwynedd, north-east of the city of Llandudno, and north-west of the town of Bridgend, in the county of Powys, south-west Wales. The village is located on the River Dee, which runs through the town. It was first recorded as a village in the 12th century, when it was known as "Gaysville" and later as "Reeseville" and "Glassley" The town's name was changed to "Berwyn" by a Welshman during the celebrations of the village's centennial in 1876. The name Berwyn was chosen because the village was on the banks of the River Berwyn, which flows into the Dee. The Berwyn hills are in the north of the valley, overlooking the Dee, and are known as the "Dee Valley" by the Welsh. The River Dee is a tributary to the River Rhydd, which is also in the south of the county, and is called the "Rhydd" river.
Geography
Berwyn is located at 40°244N 75°2622W. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.8 km²), all of it land. The area is part of the Philadelphia Main Line suburbs. The CDP is located within Tredyffrin and Easttown Townships. It is located in the Philadelphia suburb of West Philadelphia. The town has a population of 1,816. It has an area of 4.8 square miles, or 1,923 square kilometers. The city's population is 1,716, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Its area of land is 4,823 square miles. It also has a water supply of 2,822 square miles or 1.722 square kilometers, or 2,715 square miles of water. It was the site of the World War II Battle of the Bulge, which took place in World War I. It's located on the Delaware River, which is a tributary of the Lackawanna River, and the Philadelphia River, where it flows into the Delaware and Delaware Rivers. The community is in the Easttown section of Philadelphia, which was once known as Easttown Township. The West Philadelphia area was once called Easttown, and was part of Easttown and West Philadelphia, until it became West Philadelphia in the 1950s and 1960s. The Easttown area is now known as West Philadelphia and the West Philadelphia section of the city.
Demographics
The population was 3,775 at the 2020 census. Prior to 2010 it was part of the Devon-Berwyn CDP. The population of the CDP as a whole was 2,856 at the 2010 census. The CDP has a population of 2,744 at the census of 2010. It is part of Devon and Berwyn, a CDP in Devon and Cornwall, England. It was once part of Dorset and Dorset, and is now part of Cornwall and Devon. It has an estimated population of 3,743 as of the 2020 census and a population of 3,876 at the 2010 Census as of the 2011 censuses. The population of the CDP as a whole was 3,775 at the 2010 Census, and 3,774 at the 2011 Census. It was part of Dorset and Cornwall until 2010, when it became Dorset-Dorset CDP and then Cornwall-Dorothy CDP, and was part of Devon and Somerset until 2010. The town's population was 1,857 at the 2006 Census and 1,732 at the 2012 Census; it was 1 903 at the 2013 Census but 1,902 at the 2014 Census as well. The village's population was 1,961 at the 2009 Census, It has a total population of 1,981, and a population growth rate of 0.7%.
Culture
Berwyn is home to the Footlighters' Theater, a non-profit theater that has provided entertainment for over 80 years. The Easttown Public Library was founded in 1905 and is a member of the Chester County Library System which consists of the 18 public libraries in the county. The Upper Main Line YMCA sits on the former 124-acre summer estate owned by investment banker J. Gardner Cassatt, the brother of famed painter Mary Cassatt and railroad magnate Alexander Cassatt. Teegarden Park and Glen Brook Farm are also located in Berwyn.
Economy
Ametek, Hardinge, Inc., Trinseo, Triumph Group, and TE Connectivity have their operational headquarters in Berwyn. Berwyn is a suburb of Munich, Germany. The city has a population of 2.2 million. Berwin is home to a number of leading companies. The town is also home to the University of Berwyn, a leading business school in Germany. It has a reputation for being a great place to work and to live, particularly among young people.
Education
The public school system is Tredyffrin/Easttown School District. Schools serving portions of the Berwyn CDP are Beaumont and Devon elementary schools and Hillside Elementary School. Conestoga High School, located in TredYffrin, serves the CDP. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia operates area Catholic parish schools. In 2012 the Catholic grade school St. Monica closed. The district operates two middle schools and two high schools. The CDP has a population of 2,788. The school district has a budget of $1.2 billion. The area has a high school population of 1,856. The high school has a football program with an enrollment of about 1,100. The middle school has an athletic program with about 100 students. The elementary school has about 200 students and has an after-school program with more than 100. It also has a music program with around 100 students and an after school program with over 200 students. There are no high schools in the area, but there are several middle and high schools and a Catholic high school with about 300 students. It is the largest school district in the state of Pennsylvania, with a student population of 3,836. The town has a large number of low-income residents. The city has a low-lying area with a population density of about 2,000 people per square mile (1,000 per square kilometer) and a high-school population of about 3,000.
Parks
Frank Johnson Memorial Park, in the Berwyn CDP, is operated by the township government. It has a pavilion with toilets, basketball courts, an open field, a "tot lot", and volleyball courts. Crabby Creek Park is a 48 acre park, located off Walnut Lane at Bodine Road in Berwyn. It is a passive open space and a stream corridor buffer for Crabby creek. The park is open to the public and is free to use. The township government operates the park and a number of other parks in the CDP. The CDP is home to the New Jersey Museum of Nature and Science, which was founded in 1903. The museum is located on the corner of Walnut and Bodine roads in the town of Berwyn, New Jersey. It was opened in 1903 and is the oldest of its kind in the United States. It opened its doors to the general public in 1904. The city's first public park was built in 1903, and it is still open today. The town's first municipal park opened in 1904, and was opened to the community in 1906. The borough's first city park was established in 1909, and is now the borough's largest park. The first public library opened in 1910, and has been open ever since. The Berwyn Public Library opened in 1913, and now has a collection of more than 1,000 books. The library is located in the township's CDP and is open for the public to use, as well.
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Berwyn's population in Chester County, Pennsylvania of 13,255 residents in 1930 has dropped 0,6-fold to 7,955 residents after 120 years, according to the official 2020 census.