Chester County, Pennsylvania

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administrative territorial entity county

Chester County, Pennsylvania is a suburban and semi-rural county in southeastern Pennsylvania known for its historic towns, scenic landscapes, and role as part of the greater Philadelphia metropolitan area.

Aliases (3)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	administrative territorial entity → county →
borders	Berks County, Pennsylvania → Cecil County, Maryland → Delaware County, Pennsylvania → Lancaster County, Pennsylvania → Montgomery County, Pennsylvania → New Castle County, Delaware →
country	United States of America →
countySeat	West Chester, Pennsylvania →
hasHistoricSite	Brandywine Battlefield → Valley Forge National Historical Park →
hasIndustry	agriculture → financial services → pharmaceuticals →
hasInstitution	West Chester University of Pennsylvania →
hasRailService	SEPTA Regional Rail Paoli/Thorndale Line →
hasRiver	Brandywine Creek → French Creek → Schuylkill River →
hasTown	Coatesville, Pennsylvania → Downingtown, Pennsylvania → Exton, Pennsylvania → Kennett Square, Pennsylvania → Malvern, Pennsylvania → Oxford, Pennsylvania → Paoli, Pennsylvania → Phoenixville, Pennsylvania → West Chester, Pennsylvania →
hasTransportation	Pennsylvania Route 100 → U.S. Route 202 → U.S. Route 30 →
knownFor	historic towns → horse farms → mushroom farming in Kennett Square area → scenic landscapes →
locatedIn	Pennsylvania → Southeastern Pennsylvania → United States Northeast region →
namedAfter	Cheshire, England →
observesDaylightSavingTime	yes →
partOf	Delaware Valley → Pennsylvania Main Line region → Philadelphia metropolitan area → Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington metropolitan statistical area →
regionType	semi-rural → suburban →
state	Pennsylvania →
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone →

Referenced by (17)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Delaware County, Pennsylvania → Montgomery County, Pennsylvania →	borders
SEPTA Board → Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority →	jurisdiction
Schuylkill River ("Chester County") → Schuylkill River Trail →	passesThrough
Berks County, Pennsylvania →	borderedBy
Berks County, Pennsylvania →	formedFrom
Valley Forge winter encampment →	locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity
Schuylkill River Trail ("Chester County") →	maintainedBy
Easttown Township, Province of Pennsylvania ("Chester County, Province of Pennsylvania") →	partOf
Charles Follen McKim →	placeOfBirth
Easttown Township, Province of Pennsylvania ("Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States") →	presentDayLocation
SEPTA bus routes →	primaryServiceArea
Anthony Wayne →	residence
SEPTA Regional Rail →	serves
SEPTA Suburban Transit Division →	servesRegion