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Line 1: {{Use mdy dates\|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement \| name = Edgmont Township, Pennsylvania Line 80 ⟶ 81: \| total_type = \| unit_pref = Imperial \| area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2016">{{cite web\|title=2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files\|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2016_Gazetteer/2016_gaz_place_42.txt\|publisher=United States Census Bureau\|access-date=~~Aug~~August 13, 2017}}</ref> \| area_total_km2 = 25.20 \| area_total_sq_mi = 9.73 Line 181 ⟶ 182: Edgmont Township lies northwest of the center of Delaware County, with its northern border forming the [[Chester County, Pennsylvania\|Chester County]] line. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert\|25.20\|km2\|order=flip}}, of which {{convert\|25.14\|km2\|order=flip}} is land and {{convert\|0.06\|km2\|order=flip\|2}}, or 0.24%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/> [[Crum Creek]] forms the eastern border of the township, and [[Ridley Creek]] flows roughly parallel to it {{convert\|1\|mi}} to the west. Edgmont Township is bordered by the townships of [[Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania\|Middletown]], [[Upper Providence Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania\|Upper Providence]], [[Newtown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania\|Newtown]], and [[Thornbury Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania\|Thornbury]] in Delaware County, and [[Willistown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania\|Willistown]] in Chester County. The single largest geographic feature of the township is [[Ridley Creek State Park]], comprising {{convert\|2600\|acre\|km2}} in the eastern part of the township. It is a popular destination for a full range of recreational activities, and it is home to the Colonial Pennsylvania ~~Plantation~~Farmstead, a ~~colonial~~living ~~farm~~history ~~park~~museum ~~staffed~~where ~~from~~visitors and students can experience colonial farm ~~late~~life ~~spring~~in ~~through~~the early ~~fall~~1700s. ==Demographics== Line 200 ⟶ 201: As of 2010 census, the racial makeup of the township was 93.7% [[White (U.S. Census)\|White]], 1.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)\|African American]], 0.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)\|Native American]], 3.8% [[Asian (U.S. Census)\|Asian]], 0.3% from [[Race (United States Census)\|other races]], and 1.1% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)\|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)\|Latino]] of any race were 0.9% of the population.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST13&prodType=table]{{dead link\|date=July 2020\|bot=medic}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}}.</ref> As of the 2000 census,<ref name="GR2">{{cite web \|url=https://www.census.gov \|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] \|access-date=~~2008-01-~~January 31, 2008 \|title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> there were 3,918 people, 1,447 households, and 988 families residing in the township. The [[population density]] was {{convert\|401.7 ~~people per square mile (155.2~~\|PD/~~km{{sup~~sqmi\|2PD/km2\|sp=us\|adj=off}}). There were 1,515 housing units at an average density of {{convert\|155.3\|/~~sq mi (60.0~~sqmi\|/~~km{{sup~~km2\|2sp=us\|adj=off}}). The racial makeup of the township was 90.58% [[White (U.S. Census)\|White]], 4.90% [[African American (U.S. Census)\|African American]], 2.73% [[Asian (U.S. Census)\|Asian]], 0.13% [[Native American (U.S. Census)\|Native American]], 0.38% from [[Race (United States Census)\|other races]], and 1.28% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)\|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)\|Latino]] of any race were 1.35% of the population. There were 1,447 households, out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.4% were [[Marriage\|married couples]] living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.08. Line 209 ⟶ 210: ==Transportation== {{stack\|[[File:2022-10-24 11 00 26 View west along Pennsylvania State Route 3 (West Chester Pike) just west of North Crum Creek Road in Edgmont Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.jpg~~\|right~~\|thumb\|[[Pennsylvania Route 3\|PA Route 3]] westbound in Edgmont Township]]}} As of 2021, there were {{convert\|32.35\|mi}} of public roads in Edgmont Township, of which {{convert\|14.53\|mi}} were maintained by [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT) and {{convert\|17.82\|mi}} were maintained by the township.<ref name=PennDOTmap>{{cite web\|url=https://gis.penndot.gov/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/23205.pdf\|title=Edgmont Township map\|publisher=PennDOT\|access-date=March 12, 2023}}</ref> Major routes through and around Edgmont include [[Pennsylvania Route 3]] (West Chester Pike) and [[Pennsylvania Route 352]] (Middletown Road). [[SEPTA]] provides [[SEPTA Suburban Bus\|Suburban Bus]] service to the West Chester Pike corridor in Edgmont Township along [[SEPTA Route 104\|Route 104]], which runs between [[West Chester University]] in [[West Chester, Pennsylvania\|West Chester]] and [[69th Street Transportation Center]] in [[Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania\|Upper Darby Township]], and [[SEPTA Route 120\|Route 120]], which runs between [[Cheyney University]] and 69th Street Transportation Center.<ref name=septamap>{{cite map\|title=SEPTA Official Transit & Street Map Suburban\|publisher=SEPTA\|url=https://www5.septa.org/wp-content/uploads/travel/map-suburban-transit-street.pdf\|access-date=May 2, 2016}}</ref> ==Education== Edgmont Township lies within the [[Rose Tree Media School District]]. Public school students living within township boundaries attend either Glenwood Elementary School or Rose Tree Elementary School for grades K-5, depending on where they live.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.rtmsd.org/Content2/-district-boundaries\|title=copy of street names with schools\|publisher=[[Rose Tree Media School District]]\|access-date=April 23, 2020\|archive-04date=August 4, 2020\|archive-23url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804223746/https://www.rtmsd.org/Content2/-district-boundaries\|url-status=dead}} - [http://www.rosetreemediasd.pa.schools.bz/userfiles/-16/my%20files/copy%20of%20street%20names%20with%20schools.xlsx?id=105 Direct link to excel file] - Elementary schools are listed with townships.</ref> However, it was announced in 2021 that a new elementary school will be built in Edgmont Township, with construction scheduled to begin in the spring of 2022.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://delco.today/2021/07/rose-tree-district-new-school-edgmont/\|title=Rose Tree School District's New Elementary School Will be in Edgmont \|date=3 July 3, 2021 }}</ref> Springton Lake Middle School serves students in grades 6–8, and [[Penncrest High School]] serves students in grades 9-12. ==Notable people== [[File:Gradyville, PA post office 19039.JPG\|thumb~~\|upright=1.2~~\|Gradyville Post Office]] * [[William Lewis (judge)\|William Lewis]], Pennsylvania State Representative, USU.S. Attorney and USU.S. ~~Federal~~federal ~~Judge~~judge * [[Joe Sestak]], ~~retired~~ U.S. Navy three-star admiral; ~~congressman~~and ~~from 2007 to 2011; Democratic candidate for~~former U.S. ~~Senate in 2010 and 2016~~Representative ==References== Line 228 ⟶ 229: ==External links== {{commons category}} ~~{{commonscat}}~~ *[http://www.edgmont.org/ Edgmont Township official website]