Jennersville is an unincorporated community that is located in Penn Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States at latitude 39.823 and longitude -75.87.[2] It is associated, for postal purposes, with the borough of West Grove, and appears on the West Grove U.S. Geological Survey Map.
History
The Jennersville Church of the Brethren[3] and a 105,000-square-foot shopping center are located in Jennersville. Developers of the shopping center have estimated that 10,500 people live within three miles of the center, 23,800 within five miles, and 44,000 within seven miles, based on 2000 U.S. Census data.[4]
Delaware County Community College provides classes at the Pennocks Bridge Campus through a partnership with the Chester County Intermediate Unit.
The Jennersville Hospital closed on December 31, 2021.[5][6]
Geography
The town's elevation is 577 feet (176 m).[2]
Notable people
- Eva Griffith Thompson (1842–1925), newspaper editor
- Shaun Taylor-Corbett (b. 1978), actor and singer
References
- ^ "Jennersville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b "Jennersville Populated Place Profile". HomeTownLocator.com. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
- ^ "Jennersville Church of the Brethren". Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- ^ Moran, Sarah (2002). "Shoppes at Jenners Village near completion". Daily Local News. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- ^ Jennersville Hospital.
- ^ Staff (December 31, 2021). "Last day for Chester County hospital, another one closes next month". Philadelphia, PA: WPVI-TV. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
External links
Media related to Jennersville, Pennsylvania at Wikimedia Commons- Jennersville Regional Hospital
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