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Chewton,_Pennsylvania Latitude and Longitude:
40°53′21″N 80°19′33″W / 40.88917°N 80.32583°W / 40.88917; -80.32583
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Chewton, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
Chewton Christian Church
Chewton Christian Church
Chewton is located in Pennsylvania
Chewton
Chewton
Chewton is located in the United States
Chewton
Chewton
Coordinates: 40°53′21″N 80°19′33″W / 40.88917°N 80.32583°W / 40.88917; -80.32583
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
County Lawrence
Township Wayne
Area
[1]
 • Total1.51 sq mi (3.91 km2)
 • Land1.49 sq mi (3.87 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
910 ft (280 m)
Population
 ( 2020) [2]
 • Total395
 • Density264.39/sq mi (102.07/km2)
Time zone UTC-4 ( EST)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC-5 ( EDT)
Area code 724
FIPS code42-13408
GNIS feature ID1171765

Chewton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 488 at the 2010 census. [3]

Geography

Chewton is located in southern Lawrence County at 40°53′21″N 80°19′33″W / 40.88917°N 80.32583°W / 40.88917; -80.32583 (40.8976, -80.3184), [4] in the northwestern part of Wayne Township. It sits on a bluff overlooking the east bank of the Beaver River. It is bordered across the river by the borough of Wampum.

Chewton is 9 miles (14 km) south of New Castle, the county seat. Pennsylvania Route 288 passes through the southwestern side of the community, leading west across the Beaver River into Wampum and southeast 4 miles (6 km) to Ellwood City.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.04 km2), or 1.06%, are water. [5] Via the Beaver River, Chewton is part of the Ohio River watershed.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.Note %±
2020395—
U.S. Decennial Census [6] [2]

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Chewton CDP, Pennsylvania". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  4. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  5. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Places: Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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