Newlin Township, Pennsylvania
Newlin Township | |
|---|---|
Location in Chester County and the state of Pennsylvania. | |
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 39°55′49″N 75°44′25″W / 39.93028°N 75.74028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Chester |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.12 sq mi (31.39 km2) |
| • Land | 11.97 sq mi (31.02 km2) |
| • Water | 0.15 sq mi (0.38 km2) |
| Elevation | 220 ft (70 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,285 |
• Estimate (2016) | 1,351 |
| • Density | 112.82/sq mi (43.56/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 610 |
| FIPS code | 42-029-53784 |
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Newlin Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,285 at the 2010 census.
Newlin Township was the hometown of explorer Josiah Harlan and Lenape healer Hannah Freeman. Physician and Civil War nurse Hettie Kersey Painter grew up in Newlin. William Baldwin, the botanist, was born there on March 29, 1779.