- State:PennsylvaniaCounty:Chester CountyCity:ExtonCounty FIPS:42029Coordinates:40°01′59″N 75°37′40″WArea total:3.15 sq mi (8.17 km²)Area land:3.13 sq mi (8.10 km²)Area water:0.03 sq mi (0.07 km²)Elevation:312 ft (95 m)
- Latitude:40,0662Longitude:-75,6738Dman name cbsa:Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDTimezone:Eastern Standard Time (EST) UTC-5:00; Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) UTC-4:00ZIP codes:19341,19353GMAP:
Exton, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
- Population:1,778Population density:1,797.89 residents per square mile of area (694.21/km²)Household income:$88,363Households:2,545Unemployment rate:6.40%
- Sales taxes:6.00%Income taxes:3.57%
Exton is a census-designated place (CDP) in West Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The Exton Square Mall and Main Street at Exton are both located within Exton along with several other shopping centers, making Exton the major shopping district in Chester County. Exton lies at the intersection of U.S. Route 30 (formerly the Lancaster Road, and later the Lincoln Highway) and Pennsylvania Route 100 (Pottstown Pike) A theory exists that Exton was named as the "X" on the map, denoting this intersection, though more likely the village was named after one of the several Extons in the United Kingdom. In the late 1940s, Exton became home to the Newcomen Society of the United States, which featured offices, a printing shop, library and museum, guest houses, a chapel and a belltower with a carillon. Since the opening of the mall, many shopping centers and office parks have been built in the township. The population of Exton has increased from 7,900 in 1973 to over 16,000 by 2000. The future job growth is predicted to be 3910% over the next ten years, with the population expected to reach 5,622 at the 2020 census. The CDP has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.3 km²), all of it land. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Ext on has a hot-summer humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfa" on climate maps.
History
Exton is the primary city name, but also Franklin Center, Franklin Ctr are acceptable city names or spellings. Exton lies at the intersection of U.S. Route 30 (formerly the Lancaster Road) and Pennsylvania Route 100 (Pottstown Pike) In the late 1940s, Exton became home to the Newcomen Society of the United States. A theory exists that Exton was named as the "X" on the map, denoting this intersection, though more likely the village was named after one of the several Extons in the United Kingdom. The campus of the learned society was built overlooking farmland and featured offices, a printing shop, library and museum, guest houses, a chapel and a belltower with a carillon. The society sold the property in the late 1990s, but its campus remains an Exton landmark serving as the headquarters of another business. In the early 1900s, the Exton area was known as "Exton Town" because of the large number of people who lived in the area at the time. Exton has a population of about 2,000. It is located on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, a major northsouth route between Philadelphia and Pottstown. The town's name is derived from the word Exton, which means "exton" in English, and means a place where people used to live. It was also known as Exton in the 19th century, when the town was part of the Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, area. The name Exton comes from the English word for "extant" or "excess", which means a large area.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.3 km²), all of it land. Exton has a hot-summer humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfa" on climate maps. The CDP is located in the town of Exton, New Jersey, in New Jersey's Poconos region. The town has a population of 1,000. The Köppen Climate Classification system classifies Exton as a "dfa" climate, meaning it is hot and humid at summer. The city has a high school population of 2,000, the highest in the state. The high school has a junior high population of 4,000; the high school's population is 2,200. The community has a history of racial and ethnic diversity, with the majority of its residents being African-American. It is the only CDP in the New Jersey-New Jersey section of the state to have a black mayor and city council member. It also has a large Hispanic population, with 1,200 people living in Exton. It has a low-lying area, with 2,100 people living there in the city's census-designated area. The area has an average elevation of 3,000 feet (8,000 meters), the highest being 4,100 feet (1,200 meters) in the north. It was the site of the town's first post office, which was established in 1881.
Demographics
As of the 2020 U.S. census, the racial makeup of the CDP was 62.5% White non-Hispanic, 3.8% Black of African American, 31.5%. As of the census of 2000, there were 4,267 people, 2,053 households, and 1,096 families. The median income for a household was $68,240, and the median family income was $81,499. The per capita income for theCDP was $38,589. The CDP has a population of 4,268, with 2,128 housing units at an average density of 669.1/sq mi (258.4/km²). The racial makeup was 88.07% White, 4.05% African American, 0.14% Native American, 6.05%. Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0,12% from two or more races and 1.12%. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.87%. The median age was 35 years, with 17.9% under the age of 18, 5. 9% from 18 to 24, 43.3% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 12. 3% who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.05 and the average family size was2.75. The age distribution was: 17.7% under 18, 18.9%. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 90.8 males.
Economy
Exton currently has an unemployment rate of 3.80% with a job growth rate of 1.44%. The future job growth is predicted to be 39.10% over the next ten years. In 2011, the Exton Square Mall saw sales per square foot of $332. West Pharmaceutical Services, a designer and manufacturer of injectable pharmaceutical packaging and delivery systems is based in Exton. West Whiteland Township Police Department was created to patrol the township as the demand from the mall would be too much for the Pennsylvania State Police to handle. The population of the township increased from 7,900 in 1973 to over 16,000 by 2000. Since the opening of the mall, many shopping centers and office parks have been built in the township. When the mall first opened, several stores in downtown West Chester closed. The Extonsquarem.com website has been updated to show that the mall was closed in 2011 when it was sold for $332 a square foot. The mall is now open for business again, with sales per sq ft up to $332 for the first time since the mall opened in 2011. In 2013, the mall had sales of $2.1 million. The township has a population of 16,500. The town's population has grown to over 17,000 in the last 30 years. It is located on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, which runs through Exton and into West Chester, Pennsylvania. It has been the site of several high-profile events, including the Super Bowl XLVIII XLVII and the Winter Olympics.
Arts and culture
The main location of the Chester County Library System is accessible from the mall. The building was dedicated to honor Congressman Paul B. Dague in 1971. In 1982, the library in Exton received a National Association of Counties Award for its Library Literacy Program. It was the first in Pennsylvania to handle 30,000 illiterate and 15,000 non-English speaking residents. The library is located on the second floor of a building on the third floor of the mall, across the street from the Mall of America. It is open to the public on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on the weekends from 9am to 5pm. For confidential support call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or visit http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/. For support in the UK, call the Samaritans on 08457 90 90 90 or visit a local Samaritans branch, see www.samaritans.org for details. In the U.S. call the national Suicide Prevention Line on 1-877-273 8255, or visit http:// www.suicidesprevention.org.
Education
All residents of the Exton census-designated place, entirely in West Whiteland Township, reside in the West Chester Area School District. Exton is home to the offices of 21st Century Cyber Charter School, a statewide cyber school that is known for being the only cyber school to make Pennsylvania's AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress) benchmark 5 years in a row. Both Widener University and the Delaware County Community College operate in Exton in the Whiteland Business Park. The main library of the Chester County Library System is inexton. The Exton CDP is part of West Chester, Pennsylvania, which has a population of 1,856,828. The West Chester CDP also includes parts of Chester, Chester County, and Lancaster County, which have a total population of 2,744,827. The CDP has a postal address of Exton, and some schools have Exton addresses, such as Downingtown High School East Campus and Lionville Middle School. It also has a post office with Exton postal addresses, as well as a postmaster and a postmistress, both of whom are located in the CDP. It is also home to a public high school, West Chester East High School, and a Catholic parish school, Saints Philip and James of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia, which are near but not in the area. It has a public library and a public elementary school, Mary C. Howse Elementary School.
Infrastructure
Exton is well served by the SEPTA Regional Rail at the Whitford and Exton train stations and the Exton Transportation Center located inside the mall complex. Rail service at Exton station is provided by Amtrak's Keystone Service and Pennsylvanian lines, as well as SEPta's Paoli/Thorndale Line. Exton is at the confluence of U.S. Route 202, US Route 30, and PA 100, connecting traffic from Philadelphia, Lancaster, and Wilmington. In 2012, the Main Line Health opened a 32,000-square-foot (3,000 m2) facility with radiology, physical rehabilitation, occupational health, and other lab services. The design of the facility is similar to buildings where physician practices are grouped together. It occupies the first floor of the complex situated between Macy's and Boscov's. It is located close to the former Whiteland station serving by the former Pennsylvania Railroad. The station serves as a hub for transfers betweenSEPTA Routes 135 and 204 with service to West Chester, Coatesville, Paoli and Eagleview. It also has a bus terminal on the eastern side of Exton Square Mall. The Exton transportation center is located on the east side of the mall. It has a shuttle service between Exton and West Chester. It can also be reached via the Pennsylvania Turnpike, which runs from Philadelphia to Lancaster. It was built in the early 1900s as a bypass for the Philadelphia area.
Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index
The Air Quality index is in Exton, Chester County, Pennsylvania = 27.7. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 16. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 10. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Exton = 4 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.
Employed
The most recent city population of 1,778 individuals with a median age of 38.4 age the population grows by 20.92% in Exton, Chester County, Pennsylvania population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 1,797.89 residents per square mile of area (694.21/km²). There are average 2 people per household in the 2,545 households with an average household income of $88,363 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 6.40% of the available work force and has dropped -4.83% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 23.94%. The number of physicians in Exton per 100,000 population = 279.3.
Weather
The annual rainfall in Exton = 46.4 inches and the annual snowfall = 24.9 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 122. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 200. 86 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 20.9 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 46, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.
Median Home Cost
The percentage of housing units in Exton, Chester County, Pennsylvania which are owned by the occupant = 32.77%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 15 years with median home cost = $274,030 and home appreciation of -2.87%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $15.02 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.
Study
The local school district spends $6,754 per student. There are 15.2 students for each teacher in the school, 811 students for each Librarian and 337 students for each Counselor. 5.72% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 35.37% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 18.34% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).
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Exton's population in Chester County, Pennsylvania of 1,652 residents in 1900 has increased 1,08-fold to 1,778 residents after 120 years, according to the official 2020 census.
Approximately 51.40% female residents and 48.60% male residents live in Exton, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
As of 2020 in Exton, Chester County, Pennsylvania are married and the remaining 41.53% are single population.
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30.6 minutes is the average time that residents in Exton require for a one-way commute to work. A long commute can have different effects on health. A Gallup poll in the US found that in terms of mental health, long haul commuters are up to 12 percent more likely to experience worry, and ten percent less likely to feel well rested. The Gallup poll also found that of people who commute 61–90 minutes each day, a whopping one third complained of neck and back pain, compared to less than a quarter of people who only spend ten minutes getting to work.
85.81% of the working population which commute to work alone in their car, 4.74% of the working population which commutes to work in a carpool, 4.96% of the population that commutes using mass transit, including bus, light rail, subway, and ferry. 3.47% of the population that has their home as their principal place of work.
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Of the total residential buildings in Exton, Chester County, Pennsylvania, 32.77% are owner-occupied homes, another 63.99% are rented apartments, and the remaining 3.24% are vacant.
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The 52.89% of the population in Exton, Chester County, Pennsylvania who identify themselves as belonging to a religion are distributed among the following most diverse religions.