Profile for Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, PA

Kennett Square is in the Brandywine Valley, near the Maryland border.

Well-known residents have included:
· Herb Pennock, baseball player
· Bayard Taylor, writer

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Starbucks

Local festivals include:

• Mushroom Festival - Sept. 8-9, 2007

Performing arts: Kennett Symphony

Historic sites and museums: Longwood Gardens

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

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Cemeteries (13)

Communities (27)

Hotels (5)

Libraries (3)

Museums (6)

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• Chester County data
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• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Kennett Square demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Chester County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Philadelphia area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 19348 ZIP code.

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• Kennett Square borough government
• Chester County government
• Kennett Square business alliance
• Kennett Square Chamber of Commerce
• Kennett Square tourism

12% of Kennett Square residents report German ancestry, and 15% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Kennett Square ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Kennett Square
• Cemeteries in Chester County
• Libraries in or near Kennett Square

Post a query on a message board:

• Chester County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - PA data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

Music

• Kennett Symphony

• Kennett Square museums
• Kennett Square historic sites
• Kennett Square area parks
• Wineries near Kennett Square

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• Cemeteries in Chester County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Pennsylvania cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Kennett Square
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• Communities in Chester County

• Kennett Square business guide
• Kennett Square Chamber of Commerce
• Better Business Bureau
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• Corporate records search

• Courts in Pennsylvania
• Local ordinances in Pennsylvania (Partial selection)

• Crime in Chester County
• Arrests in Chester County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Pennsylvania
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Kennett Square was $22,292, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Chester County economic census
• Chester County economic summary
• Chester County employment growth
• Chester County unemployment rate
• Pennsylvania economic data

20% of Kennett Square residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Kennett Square
• Colleges in Pennsylvania
• Learning Disabilities Association in Pennsylvania
• Schools in or near Kennett Square
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• School report cards
• Yearbooks (old) of Pennsylvania high schools

• Movies playing in or near Kennett Square
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• Air pollution in Chester County
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• Land contamination in Chester County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Pennsylvania
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Recycling info for Chester County
• Toxic chemical releases in Chester County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Pennsylvania

Kennett Square festival dates:

• Mushroom Festival - Sept. 8-9, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Kennett Square festival web sites:

• Mushroom Festival

• ePodunk festival listings
• Pennsylvania county fairs
• Pennsylvania festivals (Pennsylvania tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Kennett Square

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• Kennett Square items now on sale

• Kennett Square local government Web site
• Chester County government
• Pennsylvania state government
• Driver's licenses
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• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

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• Travel

• Kennett Square medical services & health statistics

• Chester County historical society
• State historical society

Historic districts in Kennett Square include Hamorton Historic District, Kennett Square Historic District ... View historic districts

• Historic sites in or near Kennett Square
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• Museums in Pennsylvania
• Pennsylvania state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
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• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Chester County genealogy forum

Median rent in Kennett Square, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $571.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,244.

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Libraries in Kennett Square include Bayard Taylor Memorial Library ... View libraries

• Libraries near Kennett Square

• Pennsylvania library

• Pennsylvania statewide library catalog

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• Military bases in Pennsylvania
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Chester County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Kennett Square political report.

• Chester County Democratic party
• Pennsylvania Democratic party
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• Chester County elections board
• Pennsylvania elections board

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The average commute time for Kennett Square workers is 24 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Kennett Square travel guide
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• Pennsylvania tourism bureau

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