Ardentown is a village in

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, United States. According to the 2010 Census, the population of the village is 264. ''Ardentown'' was founded by Donald Stephens in 1922 as an outgrowth of

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with a conceptual lifestyle based on

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movement and

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’s

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principles. "Don" Stephens is the son of Arden's founder Frank Stephens.

Geography

Ardentown is located at (39.8084460, –75.4829752). According to the

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, the village has a total area of , all land.

Infrastructure

Transportation

No state highways directly serve Ardentown.

Delaware Route 3 Delaware Route 3 (DE 3) is a state highway northeast of the city of Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware. The route runs from an interchange at Interstate 495 (I-495) in Edgemoor north to DE 92 in Hanbys Corner. The ...

runs southwest-northeast to the west of Ardentown as Marsh Road, heading south toward Wilmington and north toward

Delaware Route 92 Delaware Route 92 (DE 92) is a road in northern New Castle County, Delaware, that runs a short distance to the south of the Pennsylvania/Delaware state line for most of its length. The route runs from DE 100 near Montchanin east ...

west of

Claymont Claymont is a census-designated place (CDP) in New Castle County, Delaware. The estimated 2017 population of the 19703 ZIP code, which Claymont encompasses, was 15,292. History The community now known as Claymont started on the banks of Naamans C ...

. Harvey Road runs northwest-southeast along the southwestern border of Ardentown and leads southeast to a partial interchange with

Interstate 95 Interstate 95 (I-95) is the main north–south Interstate Highway on the East Coast of the United States, running from U.S. Route 1, US Route 1 (US 1) in Miami, Miami, Florida, to the Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing between M ...

, 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, southwest of Claymont.

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provides bus service to Ardentown along Route 11, which heads south via DE 3 and Washington Street to the Wilmington station serving

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and

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Wilmington/Newark Line The Wilmington/Newark Line is a route of the SEPTA Regional Rail commuter rail system in the Philadelphia area. The line serves southeastern Pennsylvania and northern Delaware, with stations in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, Wilmington, Delaware, and ...

Utilities

Delmarva Power Delmarva Power is an energy company that provides electricity and natural gas to customers on portions of the Delmarva Peninsula in the states of Delaware and Maryland. The company is a subsidiary of Exelon. Electricity and natural gas Delmarva P ...

, a subsidiary of

Exelon Exelon Corporation is an American Fortune 100 energy company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois and incorporated in Pennsylvania. It generates revenues of approximately $33.5 billion and employs approximately 33,400 people. Exelon is the larges ...

, provides electricity and natural gas to Ardentown. Suez Delaware, a subsidiary of

Suez North America Suez North America, founded as the Hackensack Water Company in 1869 and later named United Water, is an American water service company headquartered in Paramus, New Jersey. It owns and operates 16 water and waste water utilities, and operates 90 ...

, provides water to Ardentown. Sewer service in Ardentown is provided by New Castle County. Trash and recycling collection in Ardentown is provided by

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Education

It is in the

Brandywine School District Brandywine School District (abbreviated BSD) is a public school district in northern New Castle County, Delaware in the United States. It serves Arden, Ardencroft, Ardentown, Bellefonte, Claymont, Edgemoor, Talleyville, - Talleyville is opag ...

Demographics

At the 2000 census there were 300 people, 136 households, and 82 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 141 housing units at an average density of . The

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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%. 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

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, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 6.0% of those sixty five or over.

References

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