Newlin Township, Pennsylvania

Newlin Township
Location in Chester County and the state of Pennsylvania.
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
Coordinates: 39°55′49″N 75°44′25″W / 39.93028°N 75.74028°W / 39.93028; -75.74028
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyChester
Area
 • Total
12.12 sq mi (31.39 km2)
 • Land11.98 sq mi (31.02 km2)
 • Water0.15 sq mi (0.38 km2)
Elevation
220 ft (67 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
1,285
 • Estimate 
(2016)
1,351
 • Density112.8/sq mi (43.56/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code610
FIPS code42-029-53784
Websitehttp://www.newlintownship.org/

Newlin Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,285 at the 2010 census.

Newlin Township was the hometown of explorer Josiah Harlan and Lenape healer Hannah Freeman. Physician and Civil War nurse Hettie Kersey Painter grew up in Newlin. William Baldwin, the botanist, was born there on March 29, 1779.