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38-789: The Keystone Association and the member teams were formed at a March 3, 1884 meeting in Lancaster, Pennsylvania , Carlisle, Pennsylvania and West Chester, Pennsylvania were franchises admitted to the league but never played. The Chester Blue Stockings began play in 1884, as the Keystone Association played as a five–team Independent league. The other Keystone Association franchises were based in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania , Lancaster, Pennsylvania , Littlestown, Pennsylvania and York, Pennsylvania . The Chester Blue Stockings began Keystone Association play on May 2, 1884. During

76-643: A contest sponsored by local business The Fence Authority. The winning design was created by Julie Allen. The six gold ribbons on the flag represent the six original streets of West Chester: Market, Gay, High, Chestnut, Walnut, and Church. The flag is in the official colors of the borough, Pantone Blue 7455C and Pantone Gold 123C. As of 2011, there were 33.82 miles (54.43 km) of public roads in West Chester, of which 5.36 miles (8.63 km) were maintained by Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and 28.46 miles (45.80 km) were maintained by

114-527: A public park, the park is now named Veterans Memorial Park, Chester, Pennsylvania. Chester - Baseball Reference Keystone Association The Keystone Association was a five–team independent level baseball minor league that played in the 1884 and 1885 seasons. The Keystone Association featured franchises based exclusively in Pennsylvania . The Keystone Association formed as Independent level minor league in 1884. The Keystone Association

152-511: Is West Chester Pike , which begins in Upper Darby Township , Delaware County , just outside Philadelphia , and is part of Pennsylvania Route 3 (PA 3). The West Chester Pike originally existed as a private turnpike connecting Philadelphia and West Chester between 1850 and 1918, when it became a public road. In West Chester, PA 3 follows Market Street eastbound and Gay Street westbound. The main north–south road in West Chester

190-409: Is High Street. To the north of town, the road is known as Pottstown Pike, which connects to PA 100 near Exton (PA 100 formerly ran through town). To the south of town, the road is known as Wilmington-West Chester Pike. Other state routes serving West Chester include PA 162 and PA 842 , which head west towards Unionville , and PA 52 , which heads southwest towards Kennett Square . West Chester

228-454: Is a local commercial radio station that provides news and entertainment to Chester County. The Quad is the student-run newspaper of West Chester University. Published since 1932, it covers not only campus events, but also regional and national news. Radio station WCUR (91.7 FM) broadcasts from the borough and is managed by university students. The flag of West Chester was officially adopted by Borough Council and debuted in early 2019, after

266-686: Is home to the West Chester Transportation Center , which serves as a parking garage for the Chester County Justice Center and a bus terminal , which is located on the lower level of the facility. Three of SEPTA 's Suburban Division bus routes serve West Chester. The Route 92 bus connects West Chester to the King of Prussia Transit Center , the Route 104 bus runs between West Chester University and

304-512: Is now Delaware County . The borough was incorporated in 1799. In the heart of town is its courthouse, a classical revival building designed in the 1840s by Thomas U. Walter , one of the architects for the Capitol in Washington, D.C. In the 18th century West Chester was a center of clockmaking. Irish revolutionary Theobald Wolfe Tone briefly lived in West Chester during his exile. In

342-507: Is over 300. There are other Catholic K–8 schools with West Chester postal addresses: Much of West Chester University 's North Campus is located in the borough, south of the commercial and retail center. Delaware County Community College is the community college system for Chester County. West Chester Public Library is the community library. West Chester has a variety of places to visit, including restaurants, shops, parks, and historical sites. Some popular tourist attractions include

380-412: The 6,265 households, 19.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 26.8% were married couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 57.5% were not families. About 35.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.95. In

418-671: The 69th Street Transportation Center , mostly following West Chester Pike, and the Route 135 bus connects West Chester to Exton, Downingtown, and Coatesville . The Route 104 bus replaced a trolley service that connected West Chester to Philadelphia along the West Chester Pike between 1898 and the 1950s. West Chester is also served by the Transportation Management Association of Chester County 's SCCOOT, which provides service to Kennett Square and Oxford . Until September 1986, West Chester

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456-584: The Appalachian Mountains , West Chester lies in the transition zone between the humid continental ( Köppen : Dfa ) and humid subtropical ( Köppen : Cfa ) climate zones, with generally more characteristics of the former than the latter. Summers are hot and humid and winters are cold but variable. Annual high temperatures average between 39.0 °F (3.9 °C) and 85.4 °F (29.7 °C), annual low temperatures average between 22.2 °F (−5.4 °C) and 64.4 °F (18.0 °C), with

494-552: The Philadelphia metropolitan area , the borough had a population of 18,461 at the 2010 census. West Chester is the mailing address for most of its neighboring townships. When calculated by mailing address, the population as of the 2010 U.S. census was 108,696, which would make it the 10th-largest city by mailing address in Pennsylvania . Much of the West Chester University of Pennsylvania North Campus and

532-604: The 1884 season, the Chester franchise disbanded on June 2, 1884. On June 10, 1884, the league folded for the season with the Blue Stockings in fourth place, 6.5 games behind first place Lancaster, playing under manager Thomas Hargraves. The League standings when the league folded were Lancaster Red Stockings (15–4), York White Roses (10–10), Chambersburg (8–10), Chester Blue Stockings (8–10) and Littlestown Brown Stockings (6–8). Lancaster disbanded on June 7, 1884, causing

570-547: The 1901 Class D level Pennsylvania State League . 1901 league records and standings are unknown. Jesse Frysinger managed the Chester team. In 1904, the Chester team played as members of the Independent level Pennsylvania League . League standings for the six–team league are unknown. The Chester team played in the 1907 Independent level Atlantic League. The Tamaqua, Pennsylvania franchise combined with Chester. Joseph Senior, John Castle, Jack Quinn and James McGeehan were

608-552: The Chester Blue Stockings, Lancaster Red Stockings, Littlestown Brown Stockings and York White Roses were the 1885 league members. The 1885 Keystone Association final team standings are unknown. The Keystone Association permanently folded after the 1885 season. The exact 1885 team records and standings are unknown West Chester, Pennsylvania West Chester is a borough and the county seat of Chester County, Pennsylvania , United States. Located in

646-471: The Chester County government are located within the borough. The center of town is located at the intersection of Market and High Streets. The area was originally known as Turk's Head , named after the inn of the same name located in what is now the center of the borough. West Chester has been the seat of government in Chester County since 1786 when the seat was moved from nearby Chester in what

684-580: The Police Department (the Mayor directs Police Department activities through the Chief of Police ). The mayor and council members are directly elected by borough voters. On January 3, 2022, Lillian DeBaptiste (D), daughter of former mayor Clifford DeBaptiste (R), was sworn in as mayor. as of November 5, 2021 : The West Chester Area School District , an independent entity, manages

722-714: The Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center, the Chester County History Center , the American Helicopter Museum , the West Chester Railroad , and QVC studio tours. People can also explore Downtown West Chester, which features a selection of dining and retail options along with historical buildings. West Chester is home to West Chester United SC , a lower level professional soccer club that currently competes in both

760-672: The York White Roses and Lancaster Ironsides became members of the Eastern League for the remainder of the 1884 season. York replaced the Harrisburg Olympics after the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania based team folded. The Eastern League folded after the 1884 season. In their final season of play, the 1885 Keystone Association returned to play and featured the same five returning franchises. Chambersburg,

798-581: The area's public school system. All of the secondary schools operated by the district serve sections of West Chester borough: they are three high schools ( Henderson High School , West Chester East High School , Rustin High School ) and three middle schools (E.N. Peirce Middle School, J.R. Fugett Middle School, G.A. Stetson Middle School). Elementary schools serving sections of West Chester borough include: East Bradford, East Goshen, Hillsdale, Greystone, Sarah Starkweather, and Westtown-Thornbury. Previously

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836-429: The borough the population was spread out, with 13.4% under the age of 18, 37.7% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 13.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.7 males. The median income for a household in the borough from 2018 to 2022 was $ 71,875. The per capita income for

874-620: The borough was $ 41,443. 21% of the population lives below the poverty line . Corporate headquarters include: QVC has its headquarters and television studios in West Goshen Township , near West Chester. It is located in the same buildings that were once the corporate headquarters of Commodore International . Electronics Boutique , when it existed as an independent company, had its headquarters in West Goshen Township, in proximity to West Chester. Among

912-562: The borough. US 202 and US 322 are the major highways serving the area, though both bypass West Chester Borough on the limited-access West Chester Bypass. US 202 heads northeast to King of Prussia and south to Wilmington, Delaware while US 322 heads northwest to Downingtown and southeast to Chester . US 322 Business still follows the original alignment of US 322 and part of the original alignment of US 202 through West Chester along Hannum Avenue, Chestnut and Market streets, and South High Street. The main east–west road to West Chester

950-764: The borough. The West Chester Downtown Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Other listed buildings are the Bank of Chester County , Buckwalter Building , Butler House , Chester County Courthouse , William Everhart Buildings , Farmers and Mechanics Building , First Presbyterian Church of West Chester , New Century Clubhouse , Joseph Rothrock House , Sharples Homestead , Sharples Separator Works , Warner Theater , West Chester Boarding School for Boys , and components of West Chester State College Quadrangle Historic District . West Goshen Township borders West Chester to

988-506: The following also included sections in West Chester borough: Exton, Fern Hill, Glen Acres, Mary C. Howse, and Penn Wood. Under some zoning proposals c.  2018 , Exton, Glen Acres, Howse, and Penn Wood would no longer serve portions of West Chester borough. St. Agnes School, a K-8 school of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia , is in the borough limits. It opened in 1871. As of 2020 its enrollment

1026-510: The late 19th century the Hoopes, Bro. and Darlington company became a major wheelworks, first for wagons and later automobiles. In the early 20th century, an important industry was the Sharples cream separator company. In the late 20th century, Commodore International , one of the pioneers of home computers, giving its headquarters as West Chester, was located approximately a mile northeast of

1064-555: The latter, and service on the line was cut back to Elwyn (service was re-extended to Wawa station in August 2022). The rail line into West Chester is used by the West Chester Railroad , a heritage railroad . The borough is governed by the town council form of government. Led by the Borough Manager, there are seven council members, each representing one of the seven voting wards. The council controls all departments except

1102-494: The league during the season. The Johnstown Johnnies moved to Chester on August 2, 1912, with a record of 25–60. The Johnstown/Chester team ended the 1912 season with a record of 31–81, placing eighth in the standings. Bert Conn and Curt Wiegand served as managers. The Chester franchise folded following the 1912 season. Chester, Pennsylvania has not hosted another minor league team. The Chester minor league teams were noted to have played home games at Union Park . Still in use as

1140-585: The major shopping centers in the area is Bradford Plaza, a 22-acre property with a 161,000-square-ft center which sold in 2014 to New York Life for $ 35.7 million. The West Chester Public Library has provided library services to area residents since 1872. It currently has a collection of 50,000 items and receives 110,000 visits every year. The Francis Harvey Green Library on the university campus has additional collections. The Daily Local News , headquartered in West Chester, covers Chester County events. WCHE (1520 AM) broadcasts from downtown West Chester and

1178-494: The managers. League standings and records for the six–team league are unknown. The 1908 Chester team became members of the Independent level Pennsylvania-New Jersey League . Chester had an 8–3 record to finish in second place under manager Steve Yerkes . Trenton finished first in the six–team league, percentage points ahead of Chester. In 1912, Chester played briefly as members of the Class D level Tri-State League after joining

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1216-610: The north, south, and east, while East Bradford Township borders West Chester to the west. The borough straddles the Brandywine Creek and Chester Creek watersheds. It is located 25 miles (40 km) west of Philadelphia and 17 miles (27 km) north of Wilmington, Delaware . According to the United States Census Bureau , the borough has a total area of 1.8 square miles (5 km ), all land. As with much of southeastern Pennsylvania east of

1254-411: The record high being 105 °F (41 °C), and record low being −16 °F (−27 °C). Annual precipitation averages 46.7 inches (119 cm), and annual snowfall averages 27.7 inches (70 cm). At the 2010 census, the borough was 72.1% non-Hispanic White, 12.1% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.4% Asian, and 2.4% was of two or more races. About 13.4% of the population

1292-474: The rest of the league to fold. The 1885 Chester Blue Stockings returned to Keystone Association play, as the league featured the same five returning franchises. Chambersburg, the Chester Blue Stockings, Lancaster Red Stockings, Littlestown Brown Stockings and York White Roses all returned as 1885 league members. The 1885 league records and standings are unknown. The 1885 Keystone Association final team standings are unknown. Chester returned to play as members of

1330-429: The season on June 10, 1884. The League standings when the league folded were Lancaster Red Stockings (15–4), York White Roses (10–10), Chambersburg (8–10), Chester Blue Stockings (8–10) and Littlestown Brown Stockings (6–8). During the 1884 season, the Chester franchise disbanded on June 2, 1884 and Lancaster disbanded on June 7, 1884. After the Keystone Association folded, York and Lancaster continued play, as

1368-628: Was formed at a March 3, 1884 meeting in Lancaster, Pennsylvania . Carlisle, Pennsylvania and West Chester, Pennsylvania were franchises admitted to the league but never formed a team. The league adopted American Association rules. The league president was Thomas Hargreaves. The 1884 Keystone Association played as a five–team Independent league. The Keystone Association hosted franchises based in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania , Chester, Pennsylvania , Lancaster, Pennsylvania , Littlestown, Pennsylvania and York, Pennsylvania . The Keystone Association began play on May 2, 1884. The league then folded for

1406-528: Was of Hispanic or Latino ancestry. As of the census of 2000, 17,861 people, 6,265 households, and 2,662 families resided in the borough. The population density was 9,703.3 inhabitants per square mile (3,746.5/km ). The 6,541 housing units averaged 3,553.5 per square mile (1,372.6/km ). The racial makeup of the borough was 75.44% White, 17.08% Black, 3.64% from other races, 1.46% Asian, 0.31% Native American, 0.07% Pacific Islander, and 2.00% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 8.94%. Of

1444-528: Was served by SEPTA's Media/Wawa Line commuter rail line, then known as the Media/West Chester Line. Service on the line was discontinued because of poor track conditions west of Elwyn station. At the time, SEPTA had limited funds for the necessary repairs and offered Chester County the option of either improving the rail line or expanding parking availability at the nearby Exton station on SEPTA's Paoli/Thorndale Line . The county opted for

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