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'''East Coventry Township''' is a [[Township (Pennsylvania)|township]] in [[Chester County, Pennsylvania|Chester County]], [[Pennsylvania]],
==History==
The township derives its name from [[Coventry]], England, the native home of an early settler.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8IwhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4JcFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5132%2C2029057 | title=Church's 200th anniversary | work=Reading Eagle | date=
==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|11.0|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|10.8|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|0.2|sqmi}}, or 1.55%, is water. The township includes the unincorporated community of [[Parker Ford, Pennsylvania|Parker Ford]].
'''Adjacent townships'''
*[[Lower Pottsgrove Township,
*[[Limerick Township,
*[[East Vincent Township,
*[[South Coventry Township,
*[[North Coventry Township,
==Demographics==
{{stack|{{US Census population▼
At the 2010 census, the township was 92.5% non-Hispanic White, 3.1% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 1.4% Asian, and 1.4% were two or more races. 1.7% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.<ref>https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/profile/PA</ref>▼
There were 1,649 households, 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.5% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 20.4% of households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.05.▼
The age distribution was 23.4% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% 65 or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.2 males.▼
▲{{US Census population
|1930= 1271
|1940= 1304
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|2000= 4566
|2010= 6636
|2020= 7068
|footnote=<ref name="QF2020">{{cite web |title=QuickFacts: East Coventry township, Chester County, Pennsylvania |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/eastcoventrytownshipchestercountypennsylvania/PST045219 |accessdate=October 8, 2021 |website=census.gov}}</ref>
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▲At the 2010 census, the township was 92.5% non-Hispanic White, 3.1% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 1.4% Asian, and 1.4% were two or more races. 1.7% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/profile/PA |title=Archived copy |website=[[USA Today]] |access-date=August 26, 2017 |archive-date=February 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215053518/http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/profile/PA |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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As of the 2000 census,<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>{{failed verification|date=October 2021|reason=no substantiation of these stats found at the given URL}} there were 4,566 people, 1,649 households, and 1,246 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|423.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,684 housing units at an average density of {{convert|156.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 98.38% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.85% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.11% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.22% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.18% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.26% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.70% of the population.
The median household income was $58,125 and the median family income was $68,384. Males had a median income of $48,750 versus $32,031 for females. The per capita income for the township was $27,257. About 2.0% of families and 1.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 0.9% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.▼
▲There were 1,649 households, out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2%
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▲{{citation needed span|text=The median income for a household
==Education==
{{Further|Owen J. Roberts School District}}
The township is within the [[Owen J. Roberts School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42029_chester/DC20SD_C42029.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Chester County, PA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=October 19, 2022}}</ref> [[Owen J. Roberts High School]] is the zoned comprehensive high school.
==Transportation==
{{stack|[[File:2022-09-21 16 45 28 View west along Pennsylvania State Route 724 (Schuylkill Road) just west of Fricks Lock Road in East Coventry Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.jpg|thumb|[[Pennsylvania Route 724|PA Route 724]] westbound in East Coventry Township]]}}
As of 2018, there were {{convert|60.05|mi}} of public roads in East Coventry Township, of which {{convert|11.09|mi}} were maintained by the [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT) and {{convert|48.96|mi}} were maintained by the township.<ref name=PennDOTmap>{{cite web|url=https://gis.penndot.gov/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/15206.pdf|title=East Coventry Township map|publisher=PennDOT|access-date=March 13, 2023}}</ref>
[[Pennsylvania Route 23]] and [[Pennsylvania Route 724]] are the numbered highways serving East Coventry Township. PA 23 follows Ridge Road on a northwest-southeast alignment through the southern portion of the township, while PA 724 follows Schuylkill Road along a northwest-southeast alignment through northern and eastern portions of the township.
==Notable
*[[Grover C. Talbot]], [[Pennsylvania State Representative]] for [[Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Delaware County]] (
==Points of interest==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.eastcoventry-pa.gov/ East Coventry Township]
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