Pughtown, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
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Pughtown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located in South Coventry Township on Pennsylvania Route 100, just south of Buckstown. As of 2020, the CDP has a population of 849.[3]
Pughtown, Pennsylvania | |
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PA 100 southbound in Pughtown | |
 Location in Chester County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania | |
  Pughtown Location within the state of Pennsylvania | |
| Coordinates: 40°10′00″N 75°39′56″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Chester |
| Township | South Coventry |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.45 sq mi (1.16 km2) |
| • Land | 0.45 sq mi (1.16 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Population | |
• Total | 849 |
| • Density | 1,899.2/sq mi (733.27/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 42-62872 |
Demographics
Education
The community is in the Owen J. Roberts School District.[6] Owen J. Roberts High School is the zoned comprehensive high school.
Notable people
- Stephen M. Meredith (1802–1874), physician of Pughtown and member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives[7]
- Jules Louis Prevost (1863–1937), missionary, linguist, and professor who died in Pughtown[8]
