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Welcome to Downingtown ...Downingtown is located in Chester County<1>. The location of Downingtown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Downingtown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Downingtown has a population of 7,900 people<3> (see below for details). Downingtown is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Downingtown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area codes for Downingtown: (610) & (484)<5> Websites for Downingtown ...Official Website: www.downingtown.org/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Downingtown had an population of 7,900 people. This is an increase of 0.11% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.1% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Downingtown had a population of 7,891 people. This makes Downingtown the county's 4th most populous community. The population of Downingtown represents 0.06% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 103rd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 7,891 people, the population of Downingtown increased 3.98% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 7,589 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Downingtown. Communities near Downingtown ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Downingtown.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Downingtown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Downingtown. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Downingtown. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Downingtown. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Downingtown. Our list includes 24 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Downingtown. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Downingtown ...Looking for more information about Downingtown? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Downingtown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Downingtown. Adding Downingtown to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Downingtown in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Downingtown was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851). We also found Downingtown in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Downingtown. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Downingtown: www.downingtown.org/ The official website for Chester County: www.chesco.org/ The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/ Footnotes ...
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