West Chester

Summary

West Chester is a borough of Pennsylvania^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.11% of borough_of_pennsylvania entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,366 views/month, #1 of 949).^[2]

Key Facts

• West Chester is located in Chester County^[3].
• West Chester is in the country of United States^[4].
• West Chester's head of government is recorded as Lillian L. Debaptiste^[5].
• West Chester's instance of is recorded as borough of Pennsylvania^[6].
• West Chester's instance of is recorded as county seat^[7].
• West Chester's instance of is recorded as home rule municipality of Pennsylvania^[8].
• West Chester's shares border with is recorded as West Goshen Township^[9].
• West Chester's postal code is recorded as 19380^[10].
• West Chester's postal code is recorded as 19381^[11].
• West Chester's postal code is recorded as 19382^[12].
• West Chester's postal code is recorded as 19383^[13].
• West Chester's Commons category is recorded as West Chester, Pennsylvania^[14].
• March 28, 1799 marks the founding of West Chester^[15].
• West Chester's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 39.9586, 'longitude': -75.605}^[16].
• West Chester's official website is recorded as https://west-chester.com/^[17].
• West Chester's topic's main category is recorded as Category:West Chester, Pennsylvania^[18].
• West Chester has a population of {'amount': '+18671'}^[19].
• West Chester has a population of {'amount': '+18461'}^[20].
• West Chester's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[21].
• West Chester's capital of is recorded as Chester County^[22].
• West Chester's official name is recorded as Borough of West Chester^[23].
• West Chester's official name is recorded as West Chester^[24].
• West Chester's category for people born here is recorded as Q8077058^[25].
• West Chester's category for people who died here is recorded as Q21000803^[26].
• West Chester's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+7374'}^[27].

Body

Geography

West Chester is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Chester County^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'amount': '+4.78'}^[28] and {'amount': '+4.782211'}^[29]. West Chester sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+136'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+18671'}^[19] and {'amount': '+18461'}^[20].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include borough of Pennsylvania^[6], county seat^[7], and home rule municipality of Pennsylvania^[8].

History and Context

March 28, 1799 marks the founding of West Chester^[15].

Why It Matters

West Chester ranks in the top 0.11% of borough_of_pennsylvania entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,366 views/month, #1 of 949).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]