Chester Springs is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

Chester County, Pennsylvania Chester County (Pennsylvania Dutch language, Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Tscheschter Kaundi''), colloquially referred to as Chesco, is a County (United States), county in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located in ...

, United States. It is centered on West Pikeland Township, and extends into Charlestown Township, Upper Uwchlan Township, Wallace Township,

East Nantmeal Township East Nantmeal Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,832 at the 2020 census. Along with West Nantmeal Township, it was originally part of a single Nantmeal Township, which was divided in 17 ...

, and

West Vincent Township West Vincent Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,567 at the 2010 census. History The township was named after Sir Mathias Vincent. West Vincent was formed in 1832 when Vincent Township w ...

. The Chester Springs Historic District is located in Chester Springs.

Demographics

The Chester Springs postal zone is considerably larger than Chester Springs village. As of the 2000 census, the population of Chester Springs ZIP Code Tabulation Area (19425) was 7,520.

Arts and culture

The Historic Yellow Springs Village is located in Chester Springs. The community includes historic churches, established in the 1770s by

German Reformed The Evangelical and Reformed Church (E&R) was a Protestant Christian denomination in the United States. It was formed in 1934 by the merger of the Reformed Church in the United States (RCUS) with the Evangelical Synod of North America (ESNA). ...

and

Lutheran Lutheranism is a major branch of Protestantism that emerged under the work of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German friar and Protestant Reformers, reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practices of the Catholic Church launched ...

members. These include two facilities on Clover Mill Road: St. Peter's United Church of Christ, whose current building was constructed in 1835, had its first worship place built by its early German Reformed congregation in 1772. St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church was planted by Heinrich Melchior Muhlenberg. Chester Springs is also home to The Mill at Anselma (

Lightfoot Mill The Mill at Anselma (a.k.a. Lightfoot Mill) is an archetypal small, 18th-century custom grain mill in Anselma, outside Chester Springs, Pennsylvania. It is probably the only surviving one in the United States with an intact colonial-era power t ...

), a National Historic Landmark grain mill built in 1747. The Mill at Anselma is considered the best-preserved example of a grain mill of its kind in the country, boasting its original wooden gearing system and millstones. It is fully functional today and continues to mill flour and cornmeal for sale. The historic Larkin Covered Bridge, built in 1881, is located near the village of Eagle.

Education

Chester Springs principally lies within the

Downingtown Area School District The Downingtown Area School District is a school district based in Downingtown, in Chester County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The district operates ten elementary schools, three middle schools and three high schools. As of 2018, th ...

. Some areas of Chester Springs are in the

Great Valley School District Great Valley School District is located on the Philadelphia Main Line in eastern Chester County, Pennsylvania. The district provides public education for students in Charlestown, East Whiteland, and Willistown townships, as well as the boro ...

Phoenixville Area School District The Phoenixville Area School District (PASD) is a Public school (government funded), public school district headquartered in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. The current superintendent is Mrs. Missy McTiernan. Located in Chester County, Pennsylva ...

, and

Owen J. Roberts School District The Owen J. Roberts School District is a school district in northern Chester County, Pennsylvania. Its headquarters are in South Coventry Township, with a Pottstown postal address. The school district operates five elementary schools (East ...

. The Chester Springs post office is located on

Pennsylvania Route 113 Pennsylvania Route 113 (PA 113) is a state route in eastern Pennsylvania. The southern terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 30 Business (Chester County, Pennsylvania), U.S. Route 30 Business (US 30 Bus.) in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, Downingt ...

near the heart of the village. Chester Springs is also home to Montgomery School, a preschool through 8th grade independent school.

Notable people

Matt Campanale Matt Campanale (born February 14, 1988) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who briefly played in the National Hockey League with the New York Islanders. He is from Chester Springs, Pennsylvania. Playing career As a youth, ...

, professional hockey player * Henry Ruhl Guss (1825–1907), Union Army brevet Major General *

Jillian Jacqueline Jillian Jacqueline Arciero Brown (born March 8 1989) is an American country music singer. She made her first chart entry in 2001 as a collaborator with Billy Dean and Suzy Bogguss, and recorded two EPs for Big Loud. Biography Jillian Jacqueline Ar ...

, country music singer * Max Tullman, racing driver

References

{{authority control Unincorporated communities in Chester County, Pennsylvania Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania