Editing Aldan, Pennsylvania

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'''Aldan''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Delaware County, Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 4,244 at the 2020 census.

==Government==
Aldan Borough is governed by a mayor and a borough council consisting of seven members. All offices are four-year terms, with the terms of the council seats staggered (four seats are up in 2023; three seats will be up in 2025).

The Aldan Police Department is appointed by the borough council. The management team consists of a chief, a sergeant and a sergeant detective and is supported by approximately nine patrol officers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Police Department |publisher=Aldan Borough |url=https://www.aldan-boro.org/police-department |access-date=September 12, 2023}}</ref>

Aldan Borough is part of the [[Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district|Pennsylvania 5th Congressional District]], represented by Rep. [[Mary Gay Scanlon]], the [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 163]], represented by [[Heather Boyd]] and the [[Pennsylvania Senate, District 26]], represented by [[Tim Kearney (politician)|Tim Kearney]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|0.6|sqmi|1}}, all land.

==Transportation==
{{stack|[[File:2022-10-24 14 11 06 View northeast along Providence Road just northeast of Clifton Avenue in Aldan, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.jpg|right|thumb|Providence Road in Aldan]]}}
In 2010, there were {{convert|13.05|mi}} of public roads in Aldan, of which {{convert|3.00|mi}} were maintained by the [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT) and {{convert|10.05|mi}} were maintained by the borough.<ref name=PennDOTmap>{{cite web|url=https://gis.penndot.gov/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/23401.pdf|title=Aldan Borough map|publisher=PennDOT|access-date=March 12, 2023}}</ref>

No numbered highways serve Aldan directly. The main thoroughfares include Providence Road and Clifton Avenue, which intersect near the center of town.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 296
|1910= 661
|1920= 1136
|1930= 2269
|1940= 2642
|1950= 3430
|1960= 4324
|1970= 5001
|1980= 4671
|1990= 4549
|2000= 4313
|2010= 4152
|2020= 4244
|footnote=<ref>{{cite web |title=Census 2020|url=https://pasdc.hbg.psu.edu/Portals/48/Features/CountyAndMunicipalPopulationChange_2010to2020.xlsx?ver=2021-08-24-080135-920}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:42&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref>
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As of the 2020 census, the racial make-up of the borough was 54.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic), 37.8% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black/African American]], 2.05% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.33% [[Race (United States Census)|other races]] and 2.19% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.078% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aldan, PA {{!}} Data USA |url=https://datausa.io/profile/geo/aldan-pa#:~:text=In%202020,%20Aldan,%20PA%20had,median%20household%20income%20of%20$80,769. |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=datausa.io |language=en}}</ref>

At the 2000 census,<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> there were 4,313 people, 1,751 households and 1,157 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|7,235.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,817 housing units at an average density of {{convert|3,048.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial make-up of the borough was 93.30% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.34% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.19% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.34% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.12% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]] and 0.72% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.93% of the population.

There were 1,751 households, of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present and 33.9% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.08.

22.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64 and 15.9% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.1 males.

The [[median household income]] was $47,292 and the median family income was $59,595. Males had a median income of $42,047 and females $31,129. The [[per capita income]] was $22,134. About 4.0% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.5% of those under age 18 and 12.4% of those age 65 or over.

== Notable features ==
Aldan has a trolley stop museum at Providence Road, a swim club, a non-denominational church named Aldan Union Church, a municipal building and a Veterans Memorial that has been expanded into a park  outside of Aldan Elementary School.

== Parks==
* Aldan Gateway Park (2007)
* Aldan Veterans Memorial Park (2000–Present), dedicated to the veterans of Aldan, There is playground equipment in the background of the park.
* Carr Field (1990s), has two baseball fields and basketball court.
* Duffy Field (1990s)
* Jack Edmundson Park (2007), dedicated to [[Jack P. Edmundson]], a former mayor. It was formerly known as the Triangle and located at W. Providence Road at Ridley Avenue.
* Providence Park (2006), former historical house purchased by Aldan Union Church and converted into a park.

==Education==
[[William Penn School District]] serves Aldan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42045_delaware/DC20SD_C42045.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Delaware County, PA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2023-11-05}}</ref> The district was created in 1972; prior to that year, Aldan was in the Lansdowne-Aldan School District.<ref name=Hilfertylibrary>{{cite news|last=Hilferty|first=John|title=East Lansdowne's Heart Big|newspaper=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]|place=[[Philadelphia]]|date=1972-11-05|pages=1 N-W,  N-W}} - [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/134708993/ Clipping of first] and [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/134709022/ of second page] at [[Newspapers.com]].</ref>
* Aldan Elementary School (K-6)
* Penn Wood Middle School (7-8) (Darby)
* [[Penn Wood High School]], Cypress Street Campus (9-10) (Yeadon) and Green Avenue Campus (11-12) (Lansdowne)

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.aldan-boro.org/ Official Borough website]


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