Chichester, Pennsylvania
{{short description|Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Chichester, Pennsylvania
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| image_skyline = Map_of_Delaware_County_Pennsylvania_School_Districts.png
| image_caption = Location of Chichester School District (southernmost pink area) in Delaware County
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| motto = The Cornerstone of Pennsylvania
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Pennsylvania
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Delaware
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| pushpin_map = USA Pennsylvania
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Chichester in Pennsylvania
| coordinates = {{coord|39|50|06|N|75|26|40|W|display=inline,title}}
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| area_total_sq_mi = 10.8
| area_land_sq_mi = 10
| area_water_sq_mi = .8
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| population_as_of = 2016
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| population_total = 30,648
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| timezone1 = EST
| utc_offset1 = -5
| timezone1_DST = EDT
| utc_offset1_DST = -4
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| postal_code_type = ZIP Code
| postal_code = 19061
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| area_code = 484 and 610
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| website = {{URL|www.marcushookboro.com}}
{{URL|www.trainerborough.org}}
{{URL|www.upperchichester.org}}
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Chichester ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|tʃ|aɪ|.|tʃ|ɛ|s|.|t|ər}}), formerly New Chichester in reference to the English city,{{citation |last= |first= |editor-last=Smellie |editor-first=William |editor-link=William Smellie |display-editors=0 |contribution=New Chichester |title=Encyclopaedia Britannica |edition=1st |volume=II |date=1771 |location=Edinburgh |publisher=Colin Macfarquhar }}. is a region in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. It 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)."[https://www.delcopa.gov/towns.html Municipalities]." Delaware County, Pennsylvania: County of Delaware (county offices), retrieved online March 11, 2019.
Geography
Boothwyn is located at {{Coord|39|50|6|N|75|26|40|W|type:city}} (39.835115, -75.444507).
Ogden is located at {{Coord|39|49|39|N|75|27|09|W|type:city}} (39.82744 -75.452503).
Twin Oaks is located at {{Coord|39|50|21|N|75|25|20|W|type:city}} (39.839123,-75.422173).
Linwood is located at {{Coord|39|49|33|N|75|25|22|W|type:city}} (39.825945, -75.422808).
Marcus Hook is located at {{Coord|39|49|6|N|75|24|56|W|type:city}} (39.818212, -75.415561).
Trainer is located at {{Coord|39|49|43|N|75|24|13|W|type:city}} (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 - north
- Chester - northeast
- Logan Township, New Jersey - east
- Claymont, Delaware - south
- Talleyville, Delaware - southwest
- Garnet Valley - west
Educational system
Chichester is the only part of Chichester School District. Children within the area usually attend [https://web.archive.org/web/20100120083219/http://www.chichestersd.org/schools/boothwyn/Pages/default.aspx Boothwyn Elementary School] (Grades K-4), [https://web.archive.org/web/20090824075818/http://www.chichestersd.org/schools/marcushook/Pages/default.aspx Marcus Hook Elementary School] (Grades K-4), [https://he.chichestersd.org/ Hilltop Elementary School] (Grades K-4), [https://web.archive.org/web/20090620155429/http://www.chichestersd.org/schools/linwood/Pages/default.aspx Linwood Elementary School] (Grades K-4), [https://web.archive.org/web/20090422110333/http://www.chichestersd.org/schools/middleschool/Pages/default.aspx 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. {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100323024805/http://www.holysaviourparish.org/school.html Holy Saviour St. John Fisher School]}} is located within district.
References
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External links
- http://www.chichesterhistory.org/
{{Geographic Location
|Centre = Chichester, Pennsylvania
|North = Aston, Pennsylvania
|Northeast = Chester, Pennsylvania
|East = Logan Township, New Jersey
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|South = Claymont, Delaware
|Southwest = Talleyville, Delaware
|West = Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania
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{{Delaware County, Pennsylvania}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Delaware County, Pennsylvania