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Eagle, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 40°04′38″N 75°41′15″W / 40.07722°N 75.68750°W / 40.07722; -75.68750
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Eagle, Pennsylvania
Intersection of Pottstown Pike and Little Conestoga Road in Eagle
Intersection of Pottstown Pike and Little Conestoga Road in Eagle
Location of Eagle in Chester County, Pennsylvania (top) and of Chester County in Pennsylvania (below)
Location of Eagle in Chester County, Pennsylvania (top) and of Chester County in Pennsylvania (below)
Eagle is located in Pennsylvania
Eagle
Eagle
Location of Eagle in Pennsylvania
Eagle is located in the United States
Eagle
Eagle
Eagle (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°04′38″N 75°41′15″W / 40.07722°N 75.68750°W / 40.07722; -75.68750
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyChester
TownshipUpper Uwchlan
Elevation
256 ft (78 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total498
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)610
The welcome sign for Eagle at the corner of Station Blvd./Park Rd. and PA Route 100
Eagle Tavern at Little Conestoga Rd. and Route 100

Eagle (also "Uwchland", "Windsor" or the "Village of Eagle") is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Upper Uwchlan Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of 2020, Eagle had a population of 498.[1]

Located at 40°4′40″N 75°41′16″W / 40.07778°N 75.68778°W / 40.07778; -75.68778,[2] the center of the village is the intersection of Pottstown Pike (Pennsylvania Route 100) and Little Conestoga Road, where the historic Eagle Tavern is located. Eagle has recently experienced tremendous development in the surrounding areas.[3] A bypass of Route 100 was constructed in the first decade of the 2000s to reduce traffic and preserve historic structures such as the Eagle Tavern.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eagle, Pennsylvania
  3. ^ Laker, Barbara (January 28, 2005). "In Eagle, they're serious Birds fans". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 6. Retrieved August 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Walker, Wendy (March 20, 1988). "A new bypass is sought -- straight away". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 432. Retrieved August 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.