Overview
Southern Chester County is situated in the perfect location for commerce and business in the Southeastern part of Pennsylvania; 30 miles west of Philadelphia; surrounded by Delaware, Montgomery, Berks and Lancaster counties in PA and bordering the states of Delaware and Maryland.

Geographic Location
Located in the southeast corner of Pennsylvania, Southern Chester County lies west of West Chester, south of the Pennsylvania Main Line and covers the lower one-third of Chester County.

Demographics
Chester County is number seven of 20 in Most Populous Counties in PA as of 2010. Chester County: 2000/433,501 2010/498,886 Chester County Most Populous Cities and Townships in 2010: Of the 73 cities and townships in Chester County, Penn Township is number one with a 90.8 percent increase to 5,364.

Government
Chester County is administered by a three-person Board of Commissioners, who serve four-year terms. Elections occur in the odd-numbered years that precede U.S. Presidential elections, with the next election in 2015. The Commissioners have selective policy-making authority to provide certain local services and facilities on a county-wide basis. Accordingly, the Commissioners are responsible for management of the fiscal and administrative functions of the County.

Largest Employers located in or serve the Southern Chester County region

• Avon Grove School District
• The Chester County Hospital
• Dansko, Inc.
• Exelon Generation
• Genesis HealthCare, LLC
• Herr Foods
• Jennersville YMCA
• Kaolin Mushroom Farms
• Kendal-Crosslands Communities
• Kennett Area YMCA
• Kennett Consolidated School District
• Longwood Gardens
• The Tri-M Group, LLC
• Unionville Chadds Ford School District

Features / Attractions

• Unionville Chadds Ford School District
• Longwood Gardens – one of the great Gardens of the world
• Mushroom Capital of the World - over 65 percent of mushrooms consumed in the U.S. are grown here. Annual Mushroom Festival nearly 200 vendors & 100,000 visitors to Kennett Square