COATESVILLE

coatesville, a borough of chester county, pennsylvania, u.s.a., on the west branch of brandywine creek, 39 m. w. of philadelphia. pop. (1890) 3680; (1900) 5721 (273 foreign-born); (1910) 11,084. it is served by the pennsylvania and the philadelphia & reading railways, and interurban electric lines. for its size the borough ranks high as a manufacturing centre, iron and steel works, boiler works, brass works, and paper, silk and woollen mills being among its leading establishments. its water-works are owned and operated by the municipality. named in honour of jesse coates, one of its early settlers, it was settled about 1800, and was incorporated in 1867.