Kaolin is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Chester County Chester County may refer to:
* Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
* Chester County, South Carolina, United States
* Chester County, Tennessee
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in southeastern
Pennsylvania
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in the
United States
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. The community is located on
Pennsylvania Route 41
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between
Avondale to the northwest and
Hockessin, Delaware
Hockessin () is a census-designated place (CDP) in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 13,527 at the 2010 census.
History
Hockessin came into existence as a little village in 1688 when several families settled in the a ...
to the southeast.
History
Kaolin was named after the valuable deposits of
kaolin
Kaolinite ( ) is a clay mineral, with the chemical composition Al2 Si2 O5( OH)4. It is an important industrial mineral. It is a layered silicate mineral, with one tetrahedral sheet of silica () linked through oxygen atoms to one octahedral ...
in the vicinity.
References
Unincorporated communities in Chester County, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania
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