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Frazer, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Frazer is a census-designated place (CDP) in East Whiteland Township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located along US 30 between Exton and Malvern, and is the northern terminus for Pennsylvania Route 352. The former main line of the Pennsylvania Railroad, currently owned and operated by Amtrak and also used by SEPTA, passes through Frazer. While no station is located there, SEPTA Frazer Yard is a maintenance facility for the Paoli/Thorndale Line regional rail service. In 2019, the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission conducted a feasibility study for a new SEPTA station in Frazer and recommended a location near Immaculata University.[4]
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Demographics
As of the 2020 census, there were 3,635 people living in Frazer. The racial makeup of the CDP was 62.2% White, 2.3% African-American, 0.7% Native American, 24.7% Asian, 4.3% from some other race, and 5.8% from two or more races.
Education
It is in the Great Valley School District.[6]
Notable people
- Erma Keyes (1926–1999), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player; born in Frazer and graduated from Ursinus College.
- Jack Lapp, a Major League Baseball catcher from 1908-1916 who played for the 1911 World Series champion Philadelphia Athletics, was born in Frazer.
- Archimedes Robb (1814–1875), American politician from Pennsylvania[7]
- It is the town where singer-songwriter Jim Croce is buried.[8]
References
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