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Description

For 150 years the township was a small but active farming community with a few pockets of industry, mostly mills along Marsh and Brandywine Creeks. In 1858 the township divided, creating Uwchlan and Upper Uwchlan Townships. At the time of the division Uwchlan’s population was around 800. The rural population remained steady until after the first World War when a decline brought the number to a low of 500. Beginning in the early 1960s the township experienced a rapid growth with many suburban housing developments replacing the diary farms. Today Uwchlan Township’s population has surpassed 16,576.