East Nottingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania

East Nottingham Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 8,650 at the 2010 census.HistoryIt is named after Nottinghamshire, England. The township was originally disputed territory between Pennsylvania and Maryland, resolved eventually by the Mason–Dixon line. Half of the current township also formed part of the northern section of Susquehanna Manor later known as New Connaught, a large settlement tract established by Maryland and named after the western province of Connacht in Ireland that courted Irish settlement into the area. The dispute led to heavy Quaker and Scotch-Irish settlement of the area. The Hopewell Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of, of which is land and, or 0.10%, is water.DemographicsAt the 2010 census, the township was 86.0% non-Hispanic White, 3.1% Black or African American, 0.4% Asian, and 2.0% were two or more races. 9.2% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.As of the census of 2000, there were 5,516 people, 1,759 households, and 1,442 families residing in the township. The population density was 275.3 people per square mile (106.3/km²). There were 1,837 housing units at an average density of 91.7/sq mi (35.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 92.97% White, 2.94% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 2.32% from other races, and 1.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.29% of the population.