Secane, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 39°54′50″N 75°18′08″W / 39.91389°N 75.30222°W / 39.91389; -75.30222
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Secane, Pennsylvania
610 and 484

Secane is an

post-World War II residential development.[2] It is located in two school districts, Upper Darby and Ridley
.

History

Secane is named after a 17th-century

Unami chiefs Secane and Icquoquehan.[4][5]

Secane was the home of the Tully-Secane Country Club. However, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia converted the golf course into Our Lady of Fatima Church.[6]

Geography

Secane is divided between the municipalities of

ZIP code
.

The Muckinipattis Creek initiates in Secane and runs south through the community until its confluence with Darby Creek in Tinicum Township.[7] Secane has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) and average monthly temperatures range from 33.2 °F in January to 78.0 °F in July.[8] The local hardiness zone is 7a.

Education

Ridley School District serves houses in Ridley Township. Upper Darby School District serves houses in Upper Darby Township.

Our Lady of Angels Regional School in Ridley Township, near Morton, is the area Catholic school. It formed in 2012 from a merger of Our Lady of Fatima in Secane and Ridley Township and Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Ridley Township.[9]

Demographics

Secane has a population of almost 24,000 people and was farmland before it was developed into a residential area in the 20th century.

Transportation

Secane station in 2015

Three main roads run through the town, Providence Road, South Avenue and Franklin Avenue, which leads to Kedron Avenue (Route 420). Secane station is a stop on the SEPTA Regional Rail Media/Wawa Line, which runs west from Philadelphia to Wawa.[10] The station was previously a stop on the Pennsylvania Railroad and known as Spring Hill.[11]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Geographic Names Information System". geonames.usgs.gov/. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  2. ^ "Making Secane a Walkable Community" (PDF). www.dvrpc.org. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  3. ISBN 0-8061-3576-X
    . Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  4. ^ Hanna, Charles Augustus (1911). The Wilderness Trail. New York: G.P. Putnams's Sons. p. 97. Retrieved November 4, 2017. secane.
  5. ISBN 0-912608-13-7
    . Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  6. ^ Silverman, Jeff. "Here today, gone tomorrow - The Philadelphia Area's Lost Golf Courses" (PDF). www.trenhamgolfhistory.org. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  7. ^ "Feature Detail Report for Muckinipattis Creek". www.geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  8. ^ "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State U".
  9. ^ "2012 Catholic grade school consolidations/closings". Catholicphilly.com. July 15, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  10. ^ "Secane Station". Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  11. ISBN 9781439629017
    . Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  12. ISBN 0-7432-2213-X
    . Retrieved November 3, 2017.
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