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Ardentown, DE map Population (year 2000): 300. Estimated population in July 2006: 307 (+2.3% change)
 

Males: 134  (44.7%)
Females: 166  (55.3%)

New Castle County

Median resident age:  48.5 years
Delaware median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $72,700 (it was $64,286 in 2000)
Ardentown  $72,700
Delaware:  $52,499

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $270,600 (it was $168,500 in 2000)
Ardentown  $270,600
Delaware:  $203,800

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Races in Ardentown:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.7%)
  • Filipino (2.0%)
  • Black (1.0%)
  • Asian Indian (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Chinese (0.7%)

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Ancestries: Irish (29.7%), German (22.7%), English (18.0%), Italian (11.0%), Scottish (5.7%), Dutch (4.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 250 feet

Land area: 0.23 square miles.

Population density: 1343 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Ardentown

  • High school or higher: 89.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 16.6%
  • Unemployed: 4.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ardentown village

  • Never married: 23.0%
  • Now married: 55.6%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 8.2%
  • Divorced: 13.2%

37 residents are foreign born (9.0% Europe, 2.7% Asia).

This village:  12.3%
Delaware:  5.7%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this village in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Ardentown:  0.9% ($1,456)
Delaware:  0.6% ($841)
Ardentown satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Brandywine, DE (1.7 miles , pop. 78,620).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (26.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Arden, DE (0.3 miles ), Ardencroft, DE (0.3 miles ), Claymont, DE (1.5 miles ), Brandywine, DE (1.7 miles ), Bellefonte, DE (3.1 miles ), Boothwyn, PA (3.2 miles ), Edgemoor, DE (3.9 miles ), Linwood, PA (4.3 miles ).

Latitude: 39.81 N, Longitude: 75.48 W


17 people in nursing homes

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Population change in the 1990s: -26 (-8.0%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (23%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Finance and insurance (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Chemicals (6%)
  • Management of companies and enterprises (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (25%)
  • Chemicals (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Media and communication equipment workers (11%)
  • Engineers (8%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (6%)
  • Computer specialists (5%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (13%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Other financial specialists (6%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (6%)
  • Computer specialists (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Accountants and auditors (4%)


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Ardentown-area historical tornado activity is above Delaware state average. It is 28% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/28/1961, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 11.3 miles away from the Ardentown village center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 3/22/1955, a category 3 tornado 14.5 miles away from the village center killed one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Ardentown:
  • SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL WILMINGTON (about 8 miles; WILMINGTON, DE)
  • CROZER CHESTER MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; CHESTER, PA)
  • ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL INC (about 9 miles; WILMINGTON, DE)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ardentown:
  • NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 13 miles; WILMINGTON, DE; ID: ILG)
  • PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 18 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; ID: PHL)
  • DOVER AFB (about 48 miles; DOVER, DE; ID: DOV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ardentown:
  • SPITFIRE AERODROME (about 9 miles; PEDRICKTOWN, NJ; ID: 7N7)
  • BRANDYWINE (about 14 miles; WEST CHESTER, PA; ID: N99)
  • PHILADELPHIA (about 15 miles; ESSINGTON, PA; ID: 9N2)

Amtrak stations near Ardentown:
  • 7 miles: WILMINGTON (M. L. KING BLVD, & FRENCH ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
  • 17 miles: PAOLI (LANCASTER PIKE & S. VALLEY RD.). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 18 miles: EXTON (CREST AVE. OFF RTE. 100). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for car rental service, public transit connection.

Operable nuclear power plants near Ardentown:
  • 17 miles: Salem 2 in Salem, NJ.
  • 17 miles: Hope Creek in Salem, NJ.
  • 17 miles: Salem 1 in Salem, NJ.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ardentown:
  • WIDENER UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 8 miles; CHESTER, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,646)
  • DELAWARE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; MEDIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,248)
  • WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 13 miles; WEST CHESTER, PA; FT enrollment: 10,419)
  • IMMACULATA COLLEGE (about 17 miles; IMMACULATA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,042)
  • VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; VILLANOVA, PA; FT enrollment: 8,547)
  • EASTERN COLLEGE (about 19 miles; ST DAVIDS, PA; FT enrollment: 2,456)
  • UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (about 19 miles; NEWARK, DE; FT enrollment: 17,786)

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Average household size:
This village:  2.1 people
Delaware:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  61.0%
Whole state:  68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  5.9%
Whole state:  6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 2.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  2.5%
Whole state:  9.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  1.8%
Whole state:  4.4%

Ardentown compared to Delaware state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in New Castle County Delaware:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

5.11% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,324 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.11%
Delaware average:  6.10%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($663 average AGI)
New Castle County:  0.14%
Delaware average:  0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Delaware County, PA  0.45% ($53,242 average AGI)
from Philadelphia County, PA  0.37% ($46,448)
from Chester County, PA  0.31% ($65,065)


5.19% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($63,039 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.19%
Delaware average:  5.32%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($641 average AGI)
New Castle County:  0.06%
Delaware average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Kent County, DE  0.53% ($46,984 average AGI)
to Chester County, PA  0.38% ($112,586)
to Cecil County, MD  0.33% ($47,882)


Strongest AM radio stations in Ardentown:
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WDEL (1150 AM; 5 kW; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WTMC (1380 AM; 5 kW; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: STATE OF DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF TRAN)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WPWA (1590 AM; 3 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: MOUNT OCEAN MEDIA, L.L.C.)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WJBR (1290 AM; 3 kW; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WWDB (860 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WFIL (560 AM; 5 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ardentown:
  • WJBR-FM (99.5 FM; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WSTW (93.7 FM; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WPLY (100.3 FM; MEDIA, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • W278AK (103.5 FM; VILLAGE GREEN, PA; Owner: PRIORITY RADIO, INC.)
  • WMPH (91.7 FM; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: BRANDYWINE SCHOOL DIST, BRD OF EDUC)
  • WMWX (95.7 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WMGK (102.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WOGL (98.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WSNI-FM (104.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WBEB (101.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WEAZ-FM RADIO, INC.)
  • WRTI (90.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV. OF THE COMMONWEALTH, ET)
  • WPHI-FM (103.9 FM; JENKINTOWN, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WXPN (88.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNA.)
  • WHYY-FM (90.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
  • WXTU (92.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WXTU LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDAS-FM (105.3 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WPTP (96.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WDAS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WYSP (94.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WMMR (93.3 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WUSL (98.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Ardentown:
  • W40AZ (Channel 40; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • W55BT (Channel 55; TALLEYVILLE, DE; Owner: MEDIACASTING LLC)
  • KYW-TV (Channel 3; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WPHL-TV (Channel 17; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WPPX (Channel 61; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PAXSON PHILADELPHIA LICENSE, INC.)
  • WPVI-TV (Channel 6; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WPSG (Channel 57; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF PHILADELPHIA INC.)
  • WCAU (Channel 10; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WCAU-TV), L.P.)
  • WGTW (Channel 48; BURLINGTON, NJ; Owner: BRUNSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTSD-CA (Channel 14; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WYBE (Channel 35; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INDEPENDENCE PUBLIC MEDIA OF PHILADELPHIA, INC.)
  • WWJT-LP (Channel 7; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PHILADELPHIA TELEVISION NETWORK, INC)
  • WHYY-TV (Channel 12; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
  • WTXF-TV (Channel 29; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: FOX TV STATIONS OF PHILADELPHIA)
  • WELL-LP (Channel 8; WILLOW GROVE, ETC., PA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WMCN-TV (Channel 53; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Owner: LENFEST BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WUVP (Channel 65; VINELAND, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION PHILADELPHIA LLC)
  • WFPA-CA (Channel 28; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WXTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
  • WPHA-LP (Channel 63; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING CORP.)

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