Wayne, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 40°02′38″N 75°23′16″W / 40.04389°N 75.38778°W / 40.04389; -75.38778
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This article is about the community in Chester and Delaware Counties, Pennsylvania. For other uses, see Wayne, Pennsylvania (disambiguation).

Wayne, Pennsylvania
610 and 484
Keystone Marker
for Wayne

Wayne is an

Upper Merion Township in Montgomery County. The center of Wayne was designated the Downtown Wayne Historic District in 2012.[1] Considering the large area served by the Wayne post office, the community may extend slightly into Easttown Township
, Chester County, as well.

The center of the Wayne business district is the intersection of

Radnor Middle School, and several banks, stores, restaurants, cafes, bars and other commercial establishments. Other institutions and attractions in Wayne include the Wayne Hotel, Chanticleer Garden, and the Valley Forge Military Academy and College
.

As of the

2020 U.S. Census, there is a Wayne census-designated place, entirely in Radnor Township.[2]

History

"Louella" home of J. Henry Askin, founder of Wayne

Wayne's development began when a railroad stop called Cleaver's Landing was established. It was renamed Wayne Station after General

A.J. Drexel and newspaper editor G.W. Childs, to form a larger development they called Wayne Estate.[4]
More homes and a hotel were then built. In a brochure from 1887 about their development they noted they had provided Wayne with "water, light and drainage — the three great conveniences of a large city — by the most approved modern methods." They described Wayne Estate as follows:

The suburban village known as Wayne, on the Pennsylvania Railroad, fourteen miles from Philadelphia, differs so much from the ordinary town allowed to grow up hap-hazard and to develop conveniences as population increases, that it is necessary, in describing it as it appears, to keep in mind some facts about its history. Wayne is not an accidental aggregation of cottages; it is a town built by design, and provided at the start with all the conveniences to which residents of cities are accustomed and which they are so apt to miss and long for when they go into the country or even into the suburbs of a great city. The scheme of the town was well thought out and planned before any of the new cottages were built, and, as it was undertaken by liberal gentlemen of abundant means, no expense was spared in the preliminary municipal work.

The

Pennsylvania Railroad Station at Wayne, South Wayne Historic District and Wayne Hotel are all located on the National Register of Historic Places
.

Geography

Wayne is located on the

ZIP code (19087) is large and encompasses areas both in Radnor Township, Delaware County and in the neighboring adjacent municipalities of Upper Merion in Montgomery County and Tredyffrin in Chester County, including the communities of Radnor, Strafford, St. Davids, and Chesterbrook
.

Transportation

St. Davids station, Wayne station, and Strafford station on the Paoli/Thorndale SEPTA Line are in Wayne.

Demographics

House in the North Wayne Historic District

Since, prior to 2020 Wayne is neither an incorporated area nor a

poverty line.[5]

Economy

Teleflex, Kenexa, and DLL Group (U.S.) are based in Wayne.

Education

Elementary and high school

Public schools

Conestoga High School

Pupils in the Radnor Township portion of Wayne attend schools in Radnor Township School District, while pupils in the Tredyffrin portion attend schools in Tredyffrin/Easttown School District. Those in the northeastern portion of the community in Upper Merion Township attend the Upper Merion Area School District.

Students in Radnor Township attend Radnor High School. Students in Tredyffrin Township attend Conestoga High School. Students in Upper Merion Township attend Upper Merion Area High School.

Catholic schools

The St. Katharine of Siena School is a Catholic K-8 grade school located in downtown Wayne operated by the

Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Catholic students who live in Radnor Township as well as other towns in the Delaware Valley may choose to attend Archbishop John Carroll High School
, located in the nearby community of Radnor.

Private schools

Many private schools are also located nearby including the Quaker-affiliated

Newtown Square
.

The Valley Forge Military Academy and College is also located in Wayne.

Post-secondary

Nearby post-secondary institutions include Villanova University, Cabrini University and Eastern University. Valley Forge Military Academy is also a junior college.

YSC Academy

The Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer opened its own private school called YSC Academy on September 3, 2013. The originally Wayne-based academy is designed for student-athletes the club aims to groom for professional soccer. The initial 32 pupils already had experience playing for one of the Union's academy and junior teams. The school moved in 2023 to their new campus at the Union Power Plant on the Subaru Park campus.[6]

Notable people

House in the South Wayne Historic District

Points of interest

Anthony Wayne Theatre
Wayne Art Center
Old Eagle School

References

  1. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/29/12 through 10/05/12. National Park Service. October 12, 2012.
  2. U.S. Census Bureau
    . Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  3. ISBN 9781422373149.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link
    )
  4. ^ Ashmeade, Henry Graham (1884). History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: L.H. Everts & Co. p. 682. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  5. ^ "American Fact Finder - Community Facts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  6. ^ "Philadelphia Union's YSC Academy opens its doors: "It's a landmark day" for the club's future". September 23, 2009. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
  7. Archive.org.Open access icon

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