 willistown township is a township in chester county, pennsylvania, united states. the population was 10,497 at the 2010 census. at the 1860 census, the population of willistown was 1,521, and in 1980 it was 8,269. ==history== originally settled by lenni lenape native americans, willistown township was part of the  welsh tract surveyed for william penn in 1684. the holmes map of 1681 is the first reference to willistown, calling it "willeston". in 1704, willistown was organized as a township. a native american reservation was located here and is memorialized by a monument. the first roads in willistown township were native american trails. in 1710, three cowpaths were established here: goshen, sugartown, and boot. those roads are still in existence, under the same names. the philadelphia and columbia railroad, later to be known as the pennsylvania railroad, had its eastern terminus in this township. the terminus was moved to frazer in 1870. bartram's covered bridge, garrett farmstead, okehocking historic district, sugartown historic district, and white horse historic district are listed on the national register of historic places.{{nrisref|version=2010a
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