Pughtown, Pennsylvania

Census-designated place in Pennsylvania, United States

40°10′00″N 75°39′56″W / 40.16667°N 75.66556°W / 40.16667; -75.66556CountryUnited StatesStatePennsylvaniaCountyChesterTownshipSouth CoventryArea

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• Total0.45 sq mi (1.16 km²) • Land0.45 sq mi (1.16 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km²)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total849 • Density1,899.33/sq mi (733.27/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code42-62872

Pughtown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located in South Coventry Township on Pennsylvania Route 100, just south of Buckstown. As of 2020, the CDP has a population of 849.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	849		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]^[5]

Education

The community is in the Owen J. Roberts School District.^[6] Owen J. Roberts High School is the zoned comprehensive high school.

Notable people

Stephen M. Meredith (1802–1874), physician of Pughtown and member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives^[7]

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Chester County, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
^ "Dr. Stephen M. Meredith..." Lancaster Daily Intelligencer. October 19, 1874. p. 2. Retrieved December 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.