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Wayne is an unincorporated community centered in
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, United States, on the Main Line, a series of highly affluent Philadelphia suburbs located along the railroad tracks of the Pennsylvania Railroad and one of the wealthiest areas in the nation. While the center of Wayne is in Radnor Township, Wayne extends into both Tredyffrin Township in
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and Upper Merion Township in Montgomery County. The center of Wayne was designated the Downtown Wayne Historic District in 2012. 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
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and Wayne Avenue, its main street. The historic Wayne station is located one block north of this intersection. The Wayne business district also includes a post office, a hotel, a library, the new 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 Chanticleer Garden is a 48-acre botanical garden built on the grounds of the Rosengarten estate at 786 Church Road in Wayne, Pennsylvania. Located on Philadelphia's historic Main Line, Chanticleer retains a domestic scale and welcomes visitors ...
, and the
Valley Forge Military Academy and College Valley Forge Military Academy and College (VFMAC) is a private boarding school (grades 7–12) and military junior college in Wayne, Pennsylvania. It follows in the traditional military school format with army traditions. The high-school p ...
. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, there is a Wayne
census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
, entirely in Radnor Township.
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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
Anthony Wayne Anthony Wayne (January 1, 1745 – December 15, 1796) was an American soldier, officer, statesman, and a Founding Father of the United States. He adopted a military career at the outset of the American Revolutionary War, where his military expl ...
. Parcels in the area totaling were bought by banker J.H. Askin, where he built a mansion named "Louella" after his daughters Louisa and Ella. "Louella" was described as an 80-room stone building with a large porch overlooking manicured lawn. His and surrounding land were bought in 1880 by banker A.J. Drexel and newspaper editor G.W. Childs, to form a larger development they called Wayne Estate. 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
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, 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
Chanticleer Garden Chanticleer Garden is a 48-acre botanical garden built on the grounds of the Rosengarten estate at 786 Church Road in Wayne, Pennsylvania. Located on Philadelphia's historic Main Line, Chanticleer retains a domestic scale and welcomes visitors ...
, Downtown Wayne Historic District, North Wayne Historic District, Pennsylvania Railroad Station at Wayne, South Wayne Historic District and Wayne Hotel are all located on the
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.


Geography

Wayne is located on the Main Line (the
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on
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). The central business district of Wayne is located at the intersection of
Lancaster Lancaster may refer to: Lands and titles *The County Palatine of Lancaster, a synonym for Lancashire *Duchy of Lancaster, one of only two British royal duchies *Duke of Lancaster *Earl of Lancaster *House of Lancaster, a British royal dynasty ...
and Wayne Avenues in Radnor Township, Delaware County,
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. The area served by the Wayne 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
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, including the communities of Radnor, Strafford, St. Davids, and Chesterbrook.


Transportation

St. Davids station St. Davids station is a regional rail station located in the western suburbs of Philadelphia at the intersection of Chamounix Road & Glynn Lane, Wayne, Pennsylvania. The station and community are named after the nearby historic Episcopal chur ...
, Wayne station, and Strafford station on the Paoli/Thorndale SEPTA Line are in Wayne.


Demographics

Since, prior to 2020 Wayne is neither an incorporated area nor a
census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
, all the data was for the ZIP code 19087. As of the
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of 2020, there were 33,501 people and 12,987 households residing in the community. The median age was 39.6. The racial makeup of the community was 85.5% White, 7.9% Asian and 5.3%
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, while 3.7% of the population was
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or Latino of any race. The median income for a household in the community was $161,554, and 3.3% of the population was below the
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.


Economy

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


Education


Elementary and high school


Public schools

Pupils in the Radnor Township portion of Wayne attend schools in
Radnor Township School District Radnor Township School District is a school district that serves Radnor Township, Pennsylvania and has 3 elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. Due to the affluent demographic of the Main Line that the Radnor Township Sch ...
, 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 The Upper Merion Area School District provides education to Upper Merion Township, Bridgeport, and West Conshohocken in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It consists of seven schools. Schools *Upper Merion Area High School (grades 9-12) *Uppe ...
. Students in Radnor Township attend
Radnor High School Radnor High School is a public high school in Radnor, Pennsylvania. Of all high schools in Pennsylvania, Radnor is ranked 3rd by U.S. News & World Report, and 1st by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Overview Radnor High School is the onl ...
. Students in Tredyffrin Township attend
Conestoga High School Conestoga High School, located in Tredyffrin Township, Pennsylvania, is the only upper secondary school in the Tredyffrin/Easttown School District. It has a Berwyn post office address, though it is not in the Berwyn census-designated place. ...
. Students in Upper Merion Township attend
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.


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 Archbishop John Carroll High School is a four-year secondary school part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia, located in Radnor, Pennsylvania, on a 55-acre campus. The school currently enrolls approximately 685 students (2024). Hi ...
, located in the nearby community of Radnor.


Private schools

Many private schools are also located nearby including the Quaker-affiliated
Shipley School The Shipley School is an independent pre-K12 college preparatory school in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States, approximately 10 miles west-northwest of Philadelphia. History Hannah Shipley, Elizabeth Shipley, and Katharine Shipley, all siste ...
in Bryn Mawr, all-boys
Haverford School The Haverford School is a private, non-sectarian, all-boys college preparatory day school, junior kindergarten through grade twelve. Founded in 1884 as The Haverford College Grammar School, it is located in Haverford, Pennsylvania. History ...
in Haverford and all-girls Agnes Irwin School in Rosemont, all located east of Wayne. Another private school,
Episcopal Academy The Episcopal Academy, founded in 1785, is a private, co-educational school for grades Pre-K through 12 based in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. Prior to 2008, the main campus was located in Merion Station and the satellite campus was located in ...
, opened in 2008 to the south in Newtown Square. The
Valley Forge Military Academy and College Valley Forge Military Academy and College (VFMAC) is a private boarding school (grades 7–12) and military junior college in Wayne, Pennsylvania. It follows in the traditional military school format with army traditions. The high-school p ...
is also located in Wayne.


Post-secondary

Nearby post-secondary institutions include
Villanova University Villanova University is a Private university, private Catholic Church, Catholic research university in Villanova, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded by the Order of Saint Augustine in 1842 and named after Thomas of Villanova, Saint Thom ...
,
Cabrini University Cabrini University was a private Catholic university in Radnor Township, Pennsylvania. It was founded by the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in 1957, and was named after the first American naturalized citizen saint, Mother Franc ...
and Eastern University. Valley Forge Military Academy is also a junior college.


YSC Academy

The
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of
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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.


Notable people

* Diane Meredith Belcher, concert organist, teacher, church musician * Helen Burwell Chapin (1892–1950), art historian, translator, poet * Hiram Cleaver (1801–1877), member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives * Robert Elmore, organist, composer, teacher * William Gilmore, Olympic rower * Mark Herzlich, football player * P.T. Ricci, lacrosse player *
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, journalist * Abbi Jacobson, comedian, writer, actress, illustrator and producer *
Karl Kirchwey Karl Kirchwey (born February 25, 1956) is an American poet, essayist, translator, critic, teacher, arts administrator, and literary curator. His career has taken place both inside and outside of academia. He is Professor of English and Creative ...
, poet * Daylin Leach, state senator for the 17th district * Ned Martin, sportscaster *
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, opera singer *
Lisa Raymond Lisa Raymond (born August 10, 1973) is an American former professional tennis player who has achieved notable success in doubles tennis. Raymond has eleven major titles to her name: six in women's doubles and five in mixed doubles. On June 12, ...
, tennis player * Rafael Robb, economist * Jerry Spinelli, author *
Larri Thomas Larri Thomas (January 23, 1932 – October 20, 2013) was an American actress and dancer. She began her career by participating in a string of television commercials and eventually signed a contract with NBC. The network put on Thomas' shows, in ...
, actress and dancer * Thomas F. Wilson, actor * Harold Wright, clarinetist *
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, scientist * Eric Bazilian, musician *
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, musician * Christina Sharpe, African-American academic and professor


Points of interest

*
Chanticleer Garden Chanticleer Garden is a 48-acre botanical garden built on the grounds of the Rosengarten estate at 786 Church Road in Wayne, Pennsylvania. Located on Philadelphia's historic Main Line, Chanticleer retains a domestic scale and welcomes visitors ...
* St. Davids Church * Wayne Hotel *Radnor Trail System *Anthony Wayne Theater -
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-style movie theater *Eagle Village Shops *Farmer's Market *Downtown Wayne *Ardrossan Estate * Old Eagle School * Wayne Art Center, established in 1931 *The Finley House


References


External links


The ''Suburban and Wayne Times''
* ttp://www.radnorhistory.org On the History of Radnor Township and Waynebr>Anthony Wayne Theatre
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