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Parks in West Chester include: Everhart Park (1), Marshall Square (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions: Brinton 1704 House (Museums; 1435 Oakland Road), Chester County Historical Society (Museums; 225 North High Street), Chester County - Courthouse- Directions To County of Chesters Major Facilities- Law Lib (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 15 West Gay Street), AAA Travel (Tours & Charters; 844 Paoli Pike), AAA Travel Services (Tours & Charters; 844 Paoli Pike).
Hotels: Broadlawns Bed & Breakfast (629 North Church Street), Four Seasons Sunrooms (1311 West Chester Pike), Folke Stone Bed And Breakfast (777 Copeland School Road), Abbey Green Motor Lodge Irish Shop (1036 Wilmington Pike).
Courts: Chester County - Courthouse- Mental Retardation Case Management- Orphans Court C (Chestr Cnty Mdcl Centre), Chester County - Coatesville-Downingtown- Orphans Court Clerk- Facilities Manage (601 Westtown Road), Pennsylvania Commonwealth - Superior Court of Pa- Honorable James R Cavan (2 West Market Street), Chester County - Family Court Hearing Program- Correctional Center (2 North High Street Ofc), Chester County - Courthouse- Court Reporters (20 North Crch).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in West Chester and their reported violations in the past:
AVONWHEEL ESTATE MHP (Population served: 300, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Acute (TCR) - In MAY-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-02-1998), St Public Notif received (JUN-02-1998), St Public Notif requested (JUN-02-1998), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-02-1998)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-02-1998), St Public Notif received (JUN-02-1998), St Public Notif requested (JUN-02-1998), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-02-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1994 and OCT-02-1996, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-10-1994), St Compliance achieved (OCT-02-1996)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- 22 regular monitoring violations
HIBERNIA COUNTY PARK (Population served: 300, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One regular monitoring violation
FOUR WINDS MOTEL (Population served: 175, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-20-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-20-2001)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2000 and SEP-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-27-2000), St Public Notif received (NOV-27-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-27-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In OCT-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-20-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-20-2001)
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One minor monitoring violation
- 8 regular monitoring violations
JIMMY JOHN'S (Population served: 75, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in West Chester that have no violations reported:
- FOUR DOGS TAVERN (Population served: 125, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- GODDARD EARLY LEARNING CENTER (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  21.4% | | Whole state: |  11.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 11.8% | | Whole state: | 5.1% |
West Chester compared to Pennsylvania state average:
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage above state average.
- House age significantly above state average.
- Number of college students significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.
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Banks with most branches in West Chester (2007 data):
- First National Bank of Chester County: 8 branches. Info updated 2006-10-11: Bank assets: $867.6 mil, Deposits: $727.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 19 total offices, Holding Company: First Chester County Corporation
- Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania: 7 branches. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $34,418.0 mil, Deposits: $25,942.5 mil, headquarters in Philadelphia, PA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 412 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc, The
- Wachovia Bank, National Association: West Chester Loan Production Branch, West Chester Branch, Painters Crossing Branch, Westtown Branch, Parkway Center Branch, Goshen Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation
- Commerce Bank, National Association: East Goshen Branch, Westtown Branch, West Chester Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $41,170.0 mil, Deposits: $37,207.7 mil, headquarters in Philadelphia, PA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 370 total offices, Holding Company: Commerce Bancorp, Inc.
- PNC Bank, National Association: Westtown-Goshen Branch, West Chester Branch, East Bradford Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $90,142.4 mil, Deposits: $65,279.9 mil, headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 836 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The
- National Penn Bank: Goshen Branch, West Chester Branch, Dilworthtown Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $5,411.4 mil, Deposits: $3,825.7 mil, headquarters in Boyertown, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 88 total offices, Holding Company: National Penn Bancshares, Inc.
- DNB First, National Association: West Goshen Branch at 1115 West Chester Pike, branch established on 1999-05-17; West Chester Branch at 2 North Church Street, branch established on 2005-10-27. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $528.3 mil, Deposits: $384.3 mil, headquarters in Downingtown, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 12 total offices, Holding Company: Dnb Financial Corporation
- Willow Financial Bank: Westtown Branch at 1197 Wilmington Pike, branch established on 1990-03-01; West Chester Branch at 16 East Market Street, branch established on 2004-06-21. Info updated 2006-09-29: Bank assets: $1,520.8 mil, Deposits: $1,018.1 mil, headquarters in Wayne, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 27 total offices
- 8 other banks with 10 local branches
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other and Unallocable |
32 | $108,453 | $40,670 | 1 | $1,842 |
| Parks and Recreation |
3 | $10,714 | $42,856 | 2 | $2,203 |
| Solid Waste Management |
8 | $22,953 | $34,430 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
17 | $54,498 | $38,469 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
7 | $21,710 | $37,217 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
44 | $274,401 | $74,837 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $13,260 | $79,560 | 7 | $1,751 |
| Financial Administration |
4 | $19,773 | $59,319 | 1 | $580 |
| Sewerage |
18 | $69,433 | $46,289 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
135 | $595,194 | $52,906 | 11 | $6,376 |
West Chester government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,791,000
- Construction - Parking Facilities: $366,000
- Current Operations - Parking Facilities: $993,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $509,000
Central Staff Services: $451,000
General Public Buildings: $346,000
Financial Administration: $57,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $40,000
- Employee Retirement - Total Federal Securities: $6,521,000
Total Other Securities: $4,552,000
Total Cash & Deposits: $2,193,000
Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $770,000
Benefit Payments: $325,000
From Local Government: $245,000
Interest Revenue: $167,000
Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $55,000
Local Employee Contribution: $36,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $823,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $17,368,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $5,679,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $10,580,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,109,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,494,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $446,000
Police Protection: $98,000
Sewerage: $77,000
Solid Waste Management: $37,000
Parks & Recreation: $16,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $14,486,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $1,100,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $234,000
General Support: $19,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,222,000
6.81% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($74,917 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.81% | | Pennsylvania average: | 4.99% |
0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($649 average AGI)| Chester County: | 0.09% | | Pennsylvania average: | 0.12% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.11% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($74,906 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.11% | | Pennsylvania average: | 5.08% |
0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,186 average AGI)| Chester County: | 0.07% | | Pennsylvania average: | 0.05% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in West Chester:
- WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WCHE (1520 AM; daytime; 1 kW; WEST CHESTER, PA; Owner: CHESTER COUNTY RADIO, INC.)
- WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
- WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
- KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
- WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WDEL (1150 AM; 5 kW; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WWDB (860 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
- WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WCOJ (1420 AM; 5 kW; COATESVILLE, PA; Owner: WCOJ RADIO COMPANY, INC.)
- WTMC (1380 AM; 5 kW; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: STATE OF DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF TRAN)
Strongest FM radio stations in West Chester:
- WCUR (91.7 FM; WEST CHESTER, PA; Owner: STUDENT SERVICES, INC.)
- WPLY (100.3 FM; MEDIA, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
- WJBR-FM (99.5 FM; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WSTW (93.7 FM; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WMWX (95.7 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
- WMGK (102.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
- WOGL (98.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WSNI-FM (104.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WBEB (101.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WEAZ-FM RADIO, INC.)
- WRTI (90.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV. OF THE COMMONWEALTH, ET)
- WPHI-FM (103.9 FM; JENKINTOWN, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
- WXPN (88.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNA.)
- WHYY-FM (90.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
- WZZE (97.3 FM; GLEN MILLS, PA; Owner: GLEN MILLS SCHOOLS)
- WXTU (92.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WXTU LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WYSP (94.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WDAS-FM (105.3 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WPTP (96.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WDAS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WUSL (98.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WBMP (88.1 FM; WARWICK, PA; Owner: FOUR RIVERS COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CORP.)
TV broadcast stations around West Chester:
- KYW-TV (Channel 3; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
- WPHL-TV (Channel 17; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
- WPPX (Channel 61; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PAXSON PHILADELPHIA LICENSE, INC.)
- WPVI-TV (Channel 6; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WPSG (Channel 57; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF PHILADELPHIA INC.)
- WCAU (Channel 10; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WCAU-TV), L.P.)
- WGTW (Channel 48; BURLINGTON, NJ; Owner: BRUNSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WYBE (Channel 35; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INDEPENDENCE PUBLIC MEDIA OF PHILADELPHIA, INC.)
- WHYY-TV (Channel 12; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
- WTSD-CA (Channel 14; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WTXF-TV (Channel 29; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: FOX TV STATIONS OF PHILADELPHIA)
- WWJT-LP (Channel 7; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PHILADELPHIA TELEVISION NETWORK, INC)
- W40AZ (Channel 40; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
- W55BT (Channel 55; TALLEYVILLE, DE; Owner: MEDIACASTING LLC)
- WELL-LP (Channel 8; WILLOW GROVE, ETC., PA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- WFPA-CA (Channel 28; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WXTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
- WPHA-LP (Channel 63; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WTVE (Channel 51; READING, PA; Owner: READING BROADCASTING, INC.)
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