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Berwyn is a census-designated place (CDP) in Chester County, Pennsylvania. The population was 3,775 at the 2020 census.[3] The area is part of the Philadelphia Main Line suburbs.

Berwyn, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
Berwyn station (SEPTA)
Location within Chester County and Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°2′44″N 75°26′22″W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Chester
Township	Easttown
Government
Area [1]
• Total	1.86 sq mi (4.83 km2)
• Land	1.86 sq mi (4.82 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation	520 ft (160 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	3,775
• Density	2,028.48/sq mi (783.28/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	19312
Area codes	610 and 484
FIPS code	42-05904
GNIS feature ID	1169323

History

At times, the village has been called Cocheltown, Reeseville, Glassley, and Gaysville. The town received its present name in 1877 during the celebration of its centennial when one of the Welsh settlers proposed to name the village after the Berwyn Hills overlooking the Valley of the Dee River in Denbighshire, Wales.

Geography

Berwyn is located at 40°2′44″N 75°26′22″W.[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.8 km²), all of it land.[5]

Berwyn is located within Tredyffrin and Easttown Townships. The area is part of the Philadelphia Main Line suburbs.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
2020	3,775		—
U.S. Decennial Census[6][2]

The population was 3,775 at the 2020 census.[7] Prior to 2010 it was part of the Devon-Berwyn CDP.

Culture

Berwyn is home of the Footlighters' Theater, a non-profit theater that has provided entertainment for over 80 years. Footlighters' Theater is the oldest community theater on the Philadelphia Main Line.[8]

Points of interest include the Easttown Public Library, the Upper Main Line YMCA, Teegarden Park and Glen Brook Farm.

The Easttown Public Library was founded in 1905 and is a member of the Chester County Library System which consists of the 18 public libraries in the county. The Upper Main Line YMCA was founded in 1962 and sits on the former 124-acre summer estate owned by investment banker J. Gardner Cassatt, the brother of famed painter Mary Cassatt and railroad magnate Alexander Cassatt.

Economy

Ametek, Hardinge, Inc., Trinseo, Triumph Group, and TE Connectivity have their operational headquarters in Berwyn.

Education

The public school system is Tredyffrin/Easttown School District.[9] Schools serving portions of the Berwyn CDP are Beaumont and Devon elementary schools in Easttown Township and Hillside Elementary School in Tredyffrin Township.[10]

The district operates two middle schools, Tredyffrin/Easttown and Valley Forge, both in Tredyffrin Township. Conestoga High School, located in Tredyffrin, near the Berwyn CDP, serves the CDP; as does Tredyffrin-Easttown Middle School.^{[citation needed]}

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia operates area Catholic parish schools. In 2012 the Catholic grade school St. Monica closed.[11]

Parks

Frank Johnson Memorial Park, in the Berwyn CDP, is operated by the township government. It has a pavilion with toilets, basketball courts, an open field, a "tot lot", and volleyball courts.[9][12]

Also, Crabby Creek Park, in Berwyn, is operated by the township government. It is a 48 acre park, located off Walnut Lane at Bodine Road in Berwyn, which serves as passive open space and a stream corridor buffer for Crabby Creek[13]

Notable people

• Harold Barron, Olympic silver medallist
• Jake Cohen, American-Israeli professional basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv and the Israeli national basketball team
• David Eisenhower and Julie Nixon Eisenhower[14]
• Rachelle Ferrell, six-octave range recording artist
• Brad Ingelsby, screenwriter and film producer
• Drew O'Keefe, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania[15]

References

External links

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[de] Berwyn (Pennsylvania)

Berwyn ist ein census-designated place (CDP) im US-amerikanischen Bundesstaat Pennsylvania in der Chester County. Bis 2010 bildete es mit dem benachbarten Devon noch einen gemeinsamen CDP. Berwyn liegt in der Metropolregion Delaware Valley.

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- [en] Berwyn, Pennsylvania

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[it] Berwyn (Pennsylvania)

Berwyn è un census-designated place (CDP) degli Stati Uniti d'America, situato nello stato della Pennsylvania, nella contea di Chester.

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