Chichester, Pennsylvania
Chichester, Pennsylvania | |
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Location of Chichester School District (southernmost pink area) in Delaware County
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Motto: The Cornerstone of Pennsylvania | |
Country | United States |
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State | Pennsylvania |
County | Delaware |
Center | Boothwyn |
- coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Area | 10.8 sq mi (28 km2) |
- land | 10 sq mi (26 km2) |
- water | .8 sq mi (2 km2), 7.41% |
Population | 24,648 (2000) |
Density | 2,282.2 / sq mi (881.2 / km2) |
Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
- summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP Code | 19061 |
Area code | 610/484 |
Website: www www www |
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Chichester /ˈtʃaɪ.tʃɛs.tər/ is a region in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States, that includes the townships of Upper Chichester and Lower Chichester, and the boroughs of Marcus Hook and Trainer. Other communities included in the region are Linwood (Lower Chichester Township), Boothwyn (Upper Chichester Township), Ogden (Upper Chichester Township), and Twin Oaks (Upper Chichester Township).
Geography
Boothwyn is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. (39.835115, -75.444507).
Ogden is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. (39.82744 -75.452503).
Twin Oaks is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. (39.839123,-75.422173).
Linwood is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. (39.825945, -75.422808).
Marcus Hook is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. (39.818212, -75.415561).
Trainer is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. (39.828612, -75.403599).
Boothwyn, Reliance, and Ogden fire companies are all located in and serve Upper Chichester Township.
The Lower Chichester Fire Company is located in and serves Linwood, PA.
The Marcus Hook-Trainer Fire Company server both Marcus Hook and Trainer.
The Sun Oil Fire Company is located in The Sun Oil Refinery in Marcus Hook.
Adjacent areas
- Aston, Pennsylvania - north
- Chester, Pennsylvania - northeast
- Logan Township, New Jersey - east
- Claymont, Delaware - south
- Talleyville, Delaware - southwest
- Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania - west
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Aston, Pennsylvania | Chester, Pennsylvania | ||
Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania | Logan Township, New Jersey | |||
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Talleyville, Delaware | Claymont, Delaware |
Educational system
Chichester is the only part of Chichester School District. Children within the area usually attend Boothwyn Elementary School (Grades K-4), Marcus Hook Elementary School (Grades K-4), Hilltop Elementary School (Grades K-4), Linwood Elementary School (Grades K-4),Chichester Middle School (Grades 5-8), and the only high school in the district known as Chichester High School (Grades 9-12). Chichester High School has a math department that consists of eleven teachers. Holy Saviour St. John Fisher School is located within district.