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  Chester
 Birmingham Township    
 Caln Township    
 Charlestown Township    
 East Bradford Township    
 East Brandwine Township    
 East Caln Township    
 East Coventry Township    
 East Fallowfield Township    
 East Marlborough Township    
 East Nantmeal Township    
 East Nottingham Township    
 East Pikeland Township    
 East Vincent Township    
 East Whiteland Township    
 Easttown Township    
 Elk Township    
 Franklin Township    
 Highland Township    
 Honey Brook Township    
 Kennett Township    
 London Britain Township    
 London Grove Township    
 Londonderry Township    
 Lower Oxford Township    
 New Garden Township    
 New London Township    
 Newlin Township    
 North Coventry Township    
 Penn Township    
 Pennsbury Township    
 Pocopson Township    
 Sadsbury Township    
 Schuylkill Township    
 South Coventry Township    
 Thornbury Township    
 Upper Oxford Township    
 Upper Uwchlan Township    
 Valley Township    
 Wallace Township    
 Warwick Township    
 West Bradford Township    
 West Brandywine Township    
 West Cain Township    
 West Fallowfield Township    
 West Marlborough Township    
 West Nantmeal Township    
 West Nottingham Township    
 West Pikeland Township    
 West Sadsbury Township    
 West Vincent Township    
 Westtown Township    
County Government
  Chester Board of County Commissioners  Democratic Party Control 12 +33.33%
  Chester County District Attorney  Christopher de Barrena-Sarobe 1 +12.78%
  Chester County Controller  Margaret Reif 2 +4.08%
  Chester County Treasurer  Patricia Maisano 2 +3.67%
  Chester County Clerk of Courts  Yolanda van de Krol 2 +5.22%
  Chester County Coroner  Sophia Garcia-Jackson 1 +5.31%
  Chester County Prothonotary  Debbie Bookman 2 +15.16%
  Chester County Recorder of Deeds  Diane O'Dwyer 1 +14.71%
  Chester County Register of Wills  Michele Vaughn 2 +13.13%
  Chester County Sheriff  Kevin Dykes 1 +12.86%
Courts
 Chester County Court of Common Pleas    
Municipalities
 West Chester    
 Coatesville    
 Atglen    
 Avondale    
 Downingtown    
 Elverson    
 Honey Brook    
 Kennett Square    
 Malvern    
 Modena    
 Oxford    
 Parkesburg    
 Phoenixville    
 South Coatesville    
 Spring City    
 West Grove    
 East Goshen Township    
 Tredyffrin Township    
 Uwchlan Township    
 West Goshen Township    
 West Whiteland Township    
 Willistown Township    

County DETAILS
Parents > United States > Pennsylvania > PA Counties  
Websitehttp://dsf.chesco.org/
Established January 01, 1682
Disbanded Still Active
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedScottĀ³ July 18, 2011 08:43am
DescriptionChester County was one of the three original counties in the
Colony of Pennsylvania (the other two being
Philadelphia and Bucks), established in 1682.

Chester County has a Census 2000 population of 433,501.
This is an increase of 57,105 persons or 15.2% since 1990.
This increase is slightly less than the population change that
occurred from 1980 to 1990, when the population grew by
59,736 persons or 18.9%.

Tredyffrin Township has the largest population in Chester County (29,062).

Chester County is the 7th largest county in Pennsylvania in total population.

County Seat is West Chester, with a population of 17,861 (2000).

Coatesville is the only city in Chester County (listed 2nd in the municipalities after the county seat.)

Boroughs are listed next, followed by Townships.


RACES
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INFORMATION LINKS
Chester County Democratic Committee  Discuss
Republican Committee of Chester County  Discuss

PARTY REGISTRATION
Pty Amount % As Of Contributor
R 161,791 54.22% Apr 01, 2004 hillman_pa
D 87,697 29.39% Apr 01, 2004 hillman_pa
OTH 46,570 15.61% Apr 01, 2004 hillman_pa
LBT 1,723 0.58% Apr 01, 2004 hillman_pa
G 567 0.19% Apr 01, 2004 hillman_pa
PRB 13 0.00% Dec 31, 1937 Thomas Walker
S 13 0.00% Dec 31, 1937 Thomas Walker
RyOk 6 0.00% Dec 31, 1937 Thomas Walker
COM 1 0.00% Dec 31, 1937 Thomas Walker

MEDIA
Category Name
Newspaper Pottstown (PA) Mercury 
Newspaper West Chester Daily Local 
Official Party Organization Chester County Democratic Committee 
Official Party Organization Chester County Republican Committee 

BOOKS
Title Purchase Contributor

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Jan 06, 2012 02:55pm General Teachers Decide To Work For Free After Budget Cuts Leave Pennsylvania School District Without Funds For Salaries  Article RP 

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