Chester County is located in southeastern Pennsylvania. The County Seat is West Chester and the largest city is West Chester. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.chesco.org/. The 2014 population estimate is 512,784 and the 2010 census population was 499,146. The land area is 750.51 square miles and there are 664.7 persons per square mile.
87.1% of the population is White, 6.4% is Black or African American, 7% is Hispanic or Latino, 4.5% is Asian, 0.3% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.7% is two or more races. 92.8% have a high school degree or higher, and 48.5% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $325,200, there are 184,788 households, an average of 2.64 persons per household. The per capita income is $42,210, the median household income is $86,050, and 6.9% of the persons in Chester County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 49,835. Retail sales (in $1000) were $11,338,422, and sales per capita were $23,255. The percentage of black-owned firms is 2.3%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 26.5%.
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| Chester County Official government website of Chester County, Pennsylvania. |
| Archives Chester County Archives & Records databases, including road records, atlases, court, criminal & prison records, land records, military, naturalizations, poorhouse and pauper, probate, servant, slavery, tax, and census records. |
| Archives | Births, Deaths, Marriages Chester County Vital Records Archives, including 1852-1855 and 1893-1906 birth records, delayed birth records 1857-1906, deaths 1852-1855 and 1893-1906, coroners' records, proof of death registers, veterans burial records, marriages 1852-1855 and 1885-1930. |
| Court Records | Criminal Unified Judicial System Common Pleas Court docket database, including Chester County criminal and administrative court records. |
| Court Records, Marriages, Divorces, Wills, Tax Claims Pay Site A ChescoPIN subscription is required to search these databases which include Prothonotary Court case records, Register of Wills records including divorces, Sheriff Office civil service, and delinquent tax claims. |
| GIS Maps Click on "Chester County Interactive Map Gallery" to search interactive maps for parks, food banks, county offices and parks, zoning, schools, floodplains, farm products, parcels, police and fire departments, and hospitals. |
| Most Wanted Sheriff of Chester County list of most wanted fugitives. |
| Property | GIS Chester County GIS map service. Find parcels by interactive map, parcel number, last name, or address. |
| Recorded Documents Chester County Recorder of Deeds index of mortgages, deeds, liens, amendments, easements, assignments, lis pendens, and other recorded documents. |
| Sheriff Sales Chester County Sheriff Office real property sales, filing schedules, sales lists. |
| Street Search Chester County road index searchable by by directional, street name, street type, and/or municipality name. |
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