New Garden Township, Pennsylvania
New Garden Township | |
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| Area code(s) | 610 |
| FIPS code | 42-029-53608 |
| Website | www |
New Garden Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States, which was organized in 1714. The population was 11,363 at the 2020 census.[2]
New Garden is the center of the
History
Merestone was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[3]
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 16.2 square miles (42 km2), of which 16.1 square miles (42 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2), or 0.31%, is water.
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 2,391 | — | |
| 1940 | 2,716 | 13.6% | |
| 1950 | 3,027 | 11.5% | |
| 1960 | 3,718 | 22.8% | |
| 1970 | 4,153 | 11.7% | |
| 1980 | 4,790 | 15.3% | |
| 1990 | 5,430 | 13.4% | |
| 2000 | 9,083 | 67.3% | |
| 2010 | 11,984 | 31.9% | |
| 2020 | 11,363 | −5.2% | |
| [4] 2020[2] | |||
 | This section needs to be updated. The reason given is: Newer information is available from the 2020 Census report. (October 2021) |
At the 2010 census, the township was 66.8% non-Hispanic White, 3.0% Black or African American, 0.5% Native American, 3.0% Asian, and 2.2% were two or more races. 26.4% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.[5]
As of the 2000 census,
There were 2,700 households, out of which 46.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.6% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.5% were non-families. 14.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.16 and the average family size was 3.45.
In the township, the population was spread out, with 30.7% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 34.1% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 7.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 119.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 121.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $75,307, and the median income for a family was $89,812. Males had a median income of $54,524 versus $32,792 for females. The
Transportation
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As of 2020, there were 85.73 miles (137.97 km) of public roads in New Garden Township, of which 24.88 miles (40.04 km) were maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and 60.85 miles (97.93 km) were maintained by the township.[7]
U.S. Route 1 is the most prominent highway serving New Garden Township. It follows the Kennett Oxford Bypass along an east-west alignment across the northern portion of the township. Pennsylvania Route 41 is the only other numbered roads serving the township. It follows Gap Newport Pike along a northwest-southeast alignment through the middle of the township.
References
- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Aug 13, 2017.
- ^ a b c "QuickFacts:New Garden township, Chester County, Pennsylvania".
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "DVRPC > Site Search". Archived from the original on 2019-04-09. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
- ^ "Census 2010: Philadelphia gains, Pittsburgh shrinks in population". USA Today. Archived from the original on 2011-03-14.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "New Garden Township map" (PDF). PennDOT. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
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