Exton, Pennsylvania For other places of the same name, see Exton .
Exton Exton, PA from Exton Carnival Ferris wheel at the Exton Square Mall, 2014 Exton is a census-designated place (CDP) in West Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States.
The Exton Square Mall and Main Street at Exton are both positioned inside Exton along with a several other shopping centers, making Exton the primary shopping precinct in Chester County.
Exton lies at the intersection of U.S.
A theory exists that Exton was titled as the "X" on the map, denoting this intersection, though more likely the village was titled after one of the a several Extons in the United Kingdom.
In the late 1940s, Exton became home to the Newcomen Society of the United States.
The Newcomen Society (since dissolved) sold the property in the late 1990s, but its ground remains an Exton landmark serving as the command posts of another business.
According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Exton has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. Climate data for Exton, Pennsylvania Exton Square Mall Exton presently has an unemployment rate of 3.80% with a job expansion rate of 1.44%.
The future job expansion is predicted to be 39.10% over the next ten years. The opening of the Exton Square Mall led to rapid expansion in West Whiteland Township, with the populace increasing from 7,900 in 1973 to over 16,000 by 2000.
Following the opening of the mall, the West Whiteland Township Police Department was created to patrol the township as the demand from the mall would be too much for the Pennsylvania State Police to handle. When the Exton Square Mall first opened, a several stores in downtown West Chester closed. In 2011, the Exton Square Mall saw revenue per square foot of $332. Exton is served by two enhance school districts, Downingtown Area School District and West Chester Area School District.
Downingtown Area School District's Downingtown High School East Campus and Lionville Middle School, as well as West Chester School District's Exton Elementary, are positioned in Exton.
Other schools in Exton are the Catholic church school Saints Philip and James and the Church Farm School.
Troy University has a learning site in Exton.
Exton is home to the offices of 21st Century Cyber Charter School, a statewide cyber school that is known for being the only cyber school to make Pennsylvania's AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress) benchmark 5 years in a row. Both Widener University and the Delaware County Community College operate in Exton in the Whiteland Business Park.
Chester County Library at Exton The Exton Library, the chief library of the Chester County Library System is accessible from the mall.
The building was dedicated to honor Congressman Paul Dague in 1971. In 1982, the library in Exton received a National Association of Counties Award for its Library Literacy Program, the first in the U.S.
Exton train station Exton is generally well served by a network of highways.
Exton is well served by the SEPTA Regional Rail at the Whitford and Exton train stations and the Exton Transportation Center positioned inside the Exton Square Mall complex.
The Exton Transportation Center is a SEPTA and Krapf bus transport bus terminal positioned on the easterly side of the Exton Square Mall.
In 2012, the Main Line Health at Exton Square opened a 32,000 square foot facility with radiology, physical rehabilitation, occupational health, and other lab services in the areas of cancer treatment, family health, and cardiology. According to the mall directory, the facility is situated in the first floor of the complex situated between Macy's and Boscov's. The design of the facility is similar to buildings where physician practices are grouped together. Exton Carnival 2014 at the Exton Square Mall Delaware County Community College, Exton Center Exton Transportation Center positioned beneath the garage near the library Exton train station Main Line Health Exton Square Climate Summary for Exton, Pennsylvania "Exton, Pennsylvania".
"Main Line Health Center at Exton Square".
"Exton Square Mall".
"New Main Line Health Center at Exton Square opens".
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