Editing Ardentown, Delaware

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'''Ardentown''' is a village in [[New Castle County, Delaware|New Castle County]], [[Delaware]], United States. According to the 2010 Census, the population of the village is 264.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stateplanning.delaware.gov/census_data_center/ |title=The Delaware Census State Data Center |access-date=February 20, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231141632/http://stateplanning.delaware.gov/census_data_center/ |archive-date=December 31, 2016 }}</ref>

''Ardentown'' was founded by Donald Stephens in 1922 as an outgrowth of [[Arden, Delaware|Arden]] with a conceptual lifestyle based on [[Henry George]]'s [[Single tax]] movement and [[William Morris]]’s [[Arts and Crafts]] principles.  "Don" Stephens is the son of Arden's founder Frank Stephens.

==Geography==
Ardentown is located at {{coord|39|48|30|N|75|28|59|W|type:city}} (39.8084460, –75.4829752).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2}}, all  land.

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
[[File:2022-07-29 17 38 49 View northwest along Millers Road at Orchard Road in Ardentown, New Castle County, Delaware.jpg|thumb|left|Millers Road through Ardentown, a typical street]]
No state highways directly serve Ardentown. [[Delaware Route 3]] runs southwest-northeast to the west of Ardentown as Marsh Road, heading south toward [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]] and north toward [[Delaware Route 92]] west of [[Claymont, Delaware|Claymont]]. Harvey Road runs northwest-southeast along the southwestern border of Ardentown and leads southeast to a partial interchange with [[Interstate 95 in Delaware|Interstate 95]], which  has access to southbound I-95 toward Wilmington and access from northbound I-95 coming from Wilmington, and to [[U.S. Route 13 Business (Wilmington, Delaware)|U.S. Route 13 Business]], southwest of Claymont.<ref name=deldotmap>{{Delaware road map|year=2008}}</ref> [[DART First State]] provides bus service to Ardentown along Route 11, which heads south via DE 3 and Washington Street to the [[Wilmington station (Delaware)|Wilmington station]] serving [[Amtrak]] and [[SEPTA Regional Rail]]'s [[Wilmington/Newark Line]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dartfirststate.com/information/routes/index.shtml|title=Routes and Schedules|publisher=DART First State|access-date=August 16, 2013}}</ref>

===Utilities===
[[Delmarva Power]], a subsidiary of [[Exelon]], provides electricity and natural gas to Ardentown.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.delmarva.com/connect-with-us/about-us/service-territory/|title=Service Territory|publisher=Delmarva Power|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525061222/http://www.delmarva.com/connect-with-us/about-us/service-territory/|archive-date=May 25, 2014|url-status=dead|access-date=August 15, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Gas Delivery Service Area|publisher=Delmarva Power|url=http://www.delmarva.com/my-home/natural-gas/our-service-area/|access-date=August 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815062712/http://www.delmarva.com/my-home/natural-gas/our-service-area/|archive-date=August 15, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Suez Delaware]], a subsidiary of [[Suez North America]], provides water to Ardentown.<ref>{{cite map|title=Geographic Information|publisher=New Castle County, Delaware|url=https://gis.nccde.org/gis_viewer/|access-date=March 5, 2018}}</ref> Sewer service in Ardentown is provided by New Castle County. Trash and recycling collection in Ardentown is provided by [[Waste Management (corporation)|Waste Management]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Civic Committee|publisher=The Village of Arden|url=http://arden.delaware.gov/committees/civic-committee/|access-date=June 22, 2018}}</ref>

==Education==
It is in the [[Brandywine School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st10_de/schooldistrict_maps/c10003_new_castle/DC20SD_C10003.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: New Castle County, DE|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=June 18, 2021}}</ref>

Zoned schools are as follows:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st10_de/place/p1001660_ardentown/DC20BLK_P1001660.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Ardentown village, DE|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2025-03-14}} - Compare to the school boundary maps.</ref> Most parts are zoned to Forwood Elementary School,<ref name=ESmap>{{cite web|url=https://www.brandywineschools.org:443/fs/resource-manager/view/c6b46d18-db6d-4f0e-b808-47075d7ee732|title=Elementary Schools (Grades K-5)|publisher=[[Brandywine School District]]|access-date=2025-03-14}} - Compare to the village map.</ref> Talley Middle School,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.brandywineschools.org/fs/resource-manager/view/8bb1ba8a-f54a-4ff7-93fc-0a02a9bc6bd1|title=Middle Schools (Grades 6-8)|publisher=[[Brandywine School District]]|access-date=2025-03-14}} - Compare to the village map.</ref> and [[Mount Pleasant High School (Delaware)|Mount Pleasant High School]].<ref name=HSMap>{{cite web|url=https://www.brandywineschools.org/fs/resource-manager/view/96590ac7-348e-468c-aaa0-a3012fbd93f1|title=High Schools (Grades 9-12)|publisher=[[Brandywine School District]]|access-date=2025-03-14}} - Compare to the village map.</ref> An exclave is zoned to the same middle school, but is divided between Lancashire and Forwood elementaries,<ref name=ESmap/> and between Mount Pleasant and [[Concord High School (Delaware)|Concord]] high schools.<ref name=HSMap/>

Previously Ardentown was in the Mount Pleasant School District.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mowery|first=Roger|url=https://archivesfiles.delaware.gov/ebooks/Delaware_School_Districts_1974.pdf|title=Delaware School District Organization and Boundaries|publisher=[[Delaware State Department of Instruction]]|place=[[Dover, Delaware]]|year=1974|page=70 (PDF p. 88/97)|access-date=2025-03-30}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1980= 307
|1990= 325
|2000= 300
|2010= 264
|2020= 255
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 300 people, 136 households, and 82 families living in the village.  The population density was {{convert|1,312.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 141 housing units at an average density of {{convert|617.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the village was 93.67% White, 1.00% African American, 4.33% Asian, and 1.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.33%.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>

Of the 136 households 20.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.0% were non-families. 30.9% of households were one person and 8.1% were one person aged 65 or older.  The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.57.

The age distribution was 15.0% under the age of 18, 2.3% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 34.3% from 45 to 64, and 23.0% 65 or older.  The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.7 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.5 males.

The median household income was $64,286 and the median family income  was $72,500. Males had a median income of $63,125 versus $31,875 for females. The per capita income for the village was $35,577.  About 1.3% of families and 2.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under the age of eighteen and 6.0% of those sixty five or over.

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[[Category:Villages in Delaware]]
[[Category:Villages in New Castle County, Delaware]]
[[Category:Georgist communities]]
[[Category:Utopian communities in the United States]]