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[[Image:Westchester.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Town center of West Chester.]] The [[Borough]] of '''West Chester''' is the [[county seat]] of [[Chester County, Pennsylvania]].{{GR|6}}.
 
[[Philadelphia]] is 25 miles to the east and [[Wilmington]] 17 miles to the south. [[Valley Forge National Historical Park|Valley Forge]], the [[Battle of Brandywine|Brandywine Battlefield]], [[Longwood Gardens]], and other historical attractions are near West Chester.
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In [[1900]], 9,524 people lived here; in [[1910]], 11,767; in [[1920]], 11,717; and in [[1940]], 13,289 lived here. In 2000, the US census recorded 17,861 residents.
 
 
==History==
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==Geography and Climate==
West Chester is located at {{coor dms|39|57|31|N|75|36|18|W|city}} (39.958678, -75.605052).{{GR|1}}. It is located 25 miles (40 km) west of [[Philadelphia]] and 17 miles (27 km) north of [[Wilmington, Delaware]].
 
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of 4.8 [[km²]] (1.8 [[square mile|mi²]]), all land.