Editing Ardmore, Pennsylvania

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'''Ardmore''' is an [[Unincorporated area#United States|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) spanning the border between [[Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Delaware]] and [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery]] counties in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Pennsylvania]]. The population was 12,455 at the time of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]]<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4202896 |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Ardmore CDP, Pennsylvania |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder |access-date=December 30, 2015 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213055924/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4202896 |archive-date=February 13, 2020}}</ref> and had risen to 13,566 in the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Admore CDP, Pennsylvania |url=https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Ardmore%20CDP,%20Pennsylvania |website=United States Census Bureau |access-date=February 12, 2022}}</ref>

[[File:Ardmore post office.jpg|Ardmore post office|220px|thumb|right]]
Ardmore is a suburb on the west side of [[Philadelphia]] within [[Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania|Lower Merion Township]] in Montgomery County and [[Haverford Township, Pennsylvania|Haverford Township]] in Delaware County.

==History==
Originally named "Athensville" in 1853, the community and its railroad station were renamed Ardmore in 1873 by the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]], on whose [[Philadelphia Main Line|Main Line]], west out of Philadelphia, Ardmore sits at Milepost 8.5.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |url=http://www.lowermerionhistory.org/texts/first200/transportation_6.html |title=Montgomery County: The Second Hundred Years - 1983 -2002 |publisher=Lowermerionhistory.org |access-date=May 6, 2012}}</ref> The [[Autocar Company]] moved its headquarters to Ardmore in 1899 and constructed a factory on the edge of the downtown area. The factory closed in 1954; during demolition in 1956, a major fire broke out that threatened the downtown area before it was extinguished. Today, Ardmore consistently ranks among the most desirable suburbs of Philadelphia.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 14, 2019 |title=15 Hottest Towns in Philadelphia's Western Suburbs |url=https://mainlinetoday.com/life-style/home-garden/15-hottest-towns-in-philadelphias-western-suburbs/ |access-date=October 31, 2021 |website=Main Line Today |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=Volpe, Allie |title=The Eight Most Exciting Suburbs Outside Philadelphia |url=https://www.thrillist.com/lifestyle/philadelphia/suburbs-outside-philadelphia-to-visit |date=March 23, 2021 |access-date=October 31, 2021 |website=Thrillist |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=Doughty, Nate |title=This Philadelphia suburb is the best place to live in America, ranking shows |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2020/07/28/philadelphia-suburb-best-place-to-live-in-america.html |date=July 28, 2020 |access-date=October 31, 2021 |website=www.bizjournals.com}} (ranked third)</ref>

===Eminent domain controversy===
In 2004–2006, Ardmore's business district was the subject of a hotly contested [[eminent domain]] battle. A grassroots organization, the Save Ardmore Coalition, along with local businesses and other civic groups,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.saveardmorecoalition.org/about |title=Why the fuss about this block? |publisher=Saveardmorecoalition.org |access-date=November 19, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010014639/http://www.saveardmorecoalition.org/about |archive-date=October 10, 2007}}</ref> opposed an eminent domain/redevelopment program that would have involved the demolition of historic buildings, in favor of preserving those buildings for other commercial use. In March 2006, the Lower Merion Township Board of Commissioners adopted a resolution disavowing the use of eminent domain for the benefit of private redevelopment projects. The Ardmore battle was also instrumental in prompting the [[Pennsylvania General Assembly]] to enact legislation in 2006 restricting the use of eminent domain for private projects.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.economist.com/node/4298759 |title=Property rights and eminent domain: Hands off our homes. A Supreme Court ruling that allows the government to seize private property has set off a fierce backlash that may yet be as potent as the anti-abortion movement |date=August 15, 2005 |newspaper=The Economist}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], Ardmore has a total area of {{convert|5.1|sqkm|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/> Ardmore is adjacent to [[Wynnewood, Pennsylvania|Wynnewood]] (east), [[Haverford, Pennsylvania|Haverford]] (west), [[Gladwyne, Pennsylvania|Gladwyne]] (north), and [[Havertown, Pennsylvania|Havertown]] (southwest).<ref name=":0" />

Ardmore's downtown, primarily centered around [[Lancaster Avenue|Lancaster Ave]], Rittenhouse Place, and Cricket Ave, is home to many shops, restaurants, and [[small business]]es.<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |title=Ardmore Initiative |url=https://www.destinationardmore.com/ardmore-initiative/ |access-date=November 22, 2022 |website=Destination Ardmore |language=en-US}}</ref> The western end of downtown features more traditional retail establishments, including the Ardmore West and Ardmore Plaza Shopping Centers. Similarly, the eastern portion of Ardmore along Lancaster Ave is home to several [[car dealership]]s, offices, and apartments, as well as the Wynnewood Plaza Shopping Center. [[Suburban Square]], opened in 1928 as one of the earliest shopping centers in the United States, is located just north of the Ardmore train station.<ref>Jones, Dick, ed. ''The First Three Hundred: The Amazing and Rich History of Lower Merion.'' Ardmore: Lower Merion Historical Society, 2001.</ref> Ardmore contained the nation's first suburban branch of a major department store, the former [[Strawbridge & Clothier]] which opened there in 1930.<ref>''Ibid.''</ref>

The Merion Golf Manor neighborhood, named for the adjacent [[Merion Golf Club]], is roughly bounded by Ardmore Avenue to the north, Darby Road to the West, Hathaway Lane to the South, and the [[Norristown High Speed Line]] to the East. Another neighborhood in the Haverford Township portion of town is Ardmore Park, roughly bounded by Haverford Road to the South, Ardmore Avenue to the west, and County Line Road to the North. While originally developed and marketed as Ardmore Park, today it is more commonly referred to today as South Ardmore<ref>{{Cite web |title=South Ardmore |url=http://iliveinharford.com/south-ardmore.html |access-date=November 21, 2022 |website=I LIVE IN HARFORD |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> (not to be confused with a separate housing development of the same name located in nearby Havertown).<ref>{{Cite web |title=1948 Edition |url=http://lowermerionhistory.org/?page_id=951 |access-date=November 21, 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref> This neighborhood is home to Normandy Park, Chestnutwold Elementary, and businesses along Haverford Road and County Line Road.

Residents from portions of southeastern Ardmore and Wynnewood cooperate as the ArdWood Civic Association. The Ardmore Progressive Civic Association serves the historically [[African Americans|black]] section of Ardmore bordered by ArdWood Civic Association, [[Haverford College]], Montgomery Avenue, and the Montgomery/Delaware County line.<ref name="APCA">{{cite web |title=Ardmore Progressive Civic Association |url=http://www.ardmoreprogressive.org/index.html |access-date=July 21, 2015}}</ref> The North Ardmore Civic Association represents residents of North Ardmore and Wynnewood north of Montgomery Avenue. The South Ardmore Betterment Alliance is a community group in the Haverford Township portion of Ardmore which organizes various community activities.<ref name="civic">{{cite web |title=Civic Associations |url=http://www.lowermerion.org/index.aspx?page=565 |website=Lower Merion, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |access-date=July 21, 2015}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite web |author=South Ardmore Betterment Alliance |url=http://www.sabanews.org/ |title=South Ardmore Betterment Alliance &#124; A Neighborhood Civic Association operating in Haverford Township, Delaware County |publisher=Sabanews.org |access-date=May 6, 2012}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1990= 12646
|2000= 12616
|2010= 12455
|2020= 13566
|footnote=<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dvrpc.org/data/databull/rdb/db82/appedixa.xls |title=DVRPC > Site Search |access-date=March 21, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190409042424/https://www.dvrpc.org/data/databull/rdb/db82/appedixa.xls |archive-date=April 9, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Census 2020 |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/ardmorecdppennsylvania/PST045219}}</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=October 12, 2022}}</ref>
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[[File:Ardmore Station 1875.JPG|thumb|right|Drawing of [[Ardmore (SEPTA station)|Ardmore]] train station c. 1875]]

As of the 2010 census, the CDP was 76.8% White, 12.9% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 4.1% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 1.2% were Some Other Race, and 2.3% were two or more races. 4.0% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/profile/PA#locality-tab Census 2010: Pennsylvania]. Usatoday.Com. Retrieved on July 21, 2013.</ref>

As of the [[census]]<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 2000, there were 12,616 people, 5,529 households, and 3,129 families residing in Ardmore. The population density was {{convert|6,588.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 5,711 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,982.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 83.51% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 11.47% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.12% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.58% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.13% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.59% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.60% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.05% of the population.

There were 5,529 households, out of which 23.9% included children under the age of 18, 43.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.4% were non-families. 34.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 20.3% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $60,966, and the median income for a family was $75,828. Males had a median income of $46,920 versus $40,802 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $36,111. About 2.4% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.

==Arts and culture==
{{main|National Register of Historic Places listings in Delaware County, Pennsylvania}}

[[File:Ardmore library.jpg|thumb|right|Ardmore Public Library, opened in 1899, part of the [[Lower Merion Library System]].]]
[[File:Ardmore PA 1st Presby Ch PHS18.jpg|thumb|Ardmore Presbyterian Church, on an early postcard]]

==Parks and recreation==
There are several recreation areas, including Linwood Park, Normandy Park, the Ardmore Ice Skating Club, and Vernon V. Young Memorial Park (home to the Ardmore Ave Pool and the community center known as "The Shack").<ref name="APCA" /> South Ardmore Park is located in neighboring Wynnewood, and Merwood Park and Elwell Field are both adjacent to Ardmore.<ref name="parks">{{cite web |title=Description of Township Parks |url=http://www.lowermerion.org/Index.aspx?page=686 |access-date=July 21, 2015 |website=Lower Merion Township}}</ref> The Ardmore Post Office and Ardmore Public Library (part of the [[Lower Merion Library System]]) are both found on Ardmore Ave, and the Merion Fire Company of Ardmore is located nearby on Greenfield Ave.

Two sites, located in the Haverford Township section of Ardmore, the [[Merion Golf Club|Merion Golf Club East Course]] and [[Pont Reading]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

== Education ==
Pupils living in the Lower Merion Township portion attend schools in the [[Lower Merion School District]]<!--UNI 14160--> (LMSD),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42091_montgomery/DC20SD_C42091.pdf |title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Montgomery County, PA |publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]] |access-date=August 9, 2024}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42091_montgomery/DC20SD_C42091_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> while pupils living in the Haverford Township portion attend schools in the [[School District of Haverford Township]].<!--UNI 11670--><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=August 9, 2024}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42045_delaware/DC20SD_C42045_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

{{As of|2024}}, in regards to the Lower Merion Township section, school zoning is as follows:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st42_pa/place/p4202896_ardmore/DC20BLK_P4202896.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Ardmore CDP, PA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-12-11}}</ref> Most of it is zoned to Penn Valley Elementary School, while portions are zoned to Penn Wynne and Gladwyne<!--Very small portion--> elementaries.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lmsd.org/fs/resource-manager/view/11e0ec80-9ee7-4927-b55c-0bc041b3bcb1|title=Elementary School Boundaries|publisher=[[Lower Merion School District]]|access-date=2024-12-11}} - Compare to the CDP map.</ref> For middle school, most of the section is zoned to Welsh Valley Middle School, while some of it is zoned to Black Rock Middle School.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lmsd.org/fs/resource-manager/view/2a4ee877-b6a3-45d5-b981-c005a07c0727|title=Middle School Boundaries|publisher=[[Lower Merion School District]]|access-date=2024-12-11}} - Compare to the CDP map.</ref> For high school, there are portions in the [[Lower Merion High School]] walking zone, some in the [[Harriton High School]] area, and some in a choice area where students may choose between Harriton and Lower Merion high schools.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lmsd.org/fs/resource-manager/view/9a84f4e6-e212-40ac-9a93-058c395869f3|title=High School Boundaries|publisher=[[Lower Merion School District]]|access-date=2024-12-11}} - Compare to the CDP map.</ref>

Among the many notable graduates of [[Lower Merion High School]] in Ardmore are General [[Henry H. Arnold|Henry H. "Hap" Arnold]] (1903), Commanding General of the [[U.S. Army Air Forces]] in WWII; General [[Alexander Haig|Alexander M. Haig Jr.]] (1942), the 59th [[United States Secretary of State]]; [[James H. Billington]] (1946), the [[Library of Congress|Librarian of Congress]], and; [[Kobe Bryant]] (1996), [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] Hall of Fame basketball player.

Ardmore Avenue Elementary School, of the LMSD district and in the African-American section of Ardmore, had 80% of its students as African-Americans.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lower Merion OKs Move to End De Facto Segregation|newspaper=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]|date=1963-07-07|page=[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/160819376/ A5]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> The district closed the school in 1963 during the [[Civil Rights Movement]]. An LMSD website stated that the school had a building that was in a poor condition and that the dissolution of the school was "marking the beginning of the true desegregation at the primary level".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lmsd.org/moment-of-integration|title=Moment of Integration|publisher=Lower Merion School District|access-date=2024-12-13}}</ref> By 1996, South Ardmore residents were divided between three elementary schools, but that year there was a plan to rezone so two elementary schools instead of three had portions of the community.<ref name=Barnardredistfears>{{cite news|last=Barnard|first=Anne|title=Redistricting fears spread in L. Merion|newspaper=[[Philadelphia Inquirer]]|date=1997-02-26|pages=[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/160818586/ B1], [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/160818610/ B4]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} - Cited: B1.</ref>

==Infrastructure==
=== Transit ===
[[Ardmore (SEPTA station)|Ardmore's train station]] is served by [[SEPTA Regional Rail]]'s [[Paoli/Thorndale Line]] (commuter) and [[Amtrak]] (intercity) passenger trains. Additionally, the Norristown High Speed Line runs through the Haverford Township portion of town, and [[Ardmore Junction station|Ardmore Junction]], [[Wynnewood Road station|Wynnewood Road]], and [[Ardmore Avenue station|Ardmore Avenue]] stations are all within or adjacent to the boundaries of Ardmore.

A streetcar line built by the [[SEPTA Route 103|Ardmore and Llanerch Street Railway]] in 1902 once ran from the [[69th Street Transportation Center]] in [[Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania|Upper Darby]] to a two-track terminal in downtown Ardmore, now the site of Schauffele Plaza. After the line was acquired by SEPTA in the 1960s, it was converted to a [[SEPTA Route 103|bus route]]. A section of the line, running alongside Pont Reading Creek and Hathaway Lane, was paved over and is now used by SEPTA as a private busway.<ref name=":1" />

==Notable people==
* [[Henry H. Arnold|Henry H. "Hap" Arnold]], Commanding General of the [[United States Army Air Forces]] in all theaters throughout [[World War II]], first [[United States Air Force]] [[General (United States)|five-star general]]
* [[Richie Ashburn]], [[Major League Baseball]] player, member of the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Baseball Hall of Fame]], outfielder and longtime broadcaster for the [[Philadelphia Phillies]]
* [[Kobe Bryant]], [[National Basketball Association]] player, member of the [[Los Angeles Lakers]]
* [[Russell Carter (American football)|Russell Carter]], former cornerback for the [[New York Jets]] and [[Los Angeles Raiders]]
* [[Larry Christenson]], former pitcher for the [[Philadelphia Phillies]]
* [[Johnny Christmas]], professional lacrosse player with the [[Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014)|Philadelphia Wings]] and the [[Boston Cannons]]
* [[Kate Flannery]], actress (plays Meredith on NBC prime time comedy series [[The Office (US)|''The Office'']])
* [[Mark Gerban]], first person to represent the [[State of Palestine]] at the World Championships in [[rowing (sport)|rowing]]
* [[Alexander Haig]], [[United States Army]] general, [[Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]], and [[United States Secretary of State]]
* [[Owen Jones (congressman)|Owen Jones]], [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from Pennsylvania<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896">{{cite book |title=Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607–1896 |publisher=Marquis Who's Who |location=Chicago |year=1963}}</ref>
* [[A. Atwater Kent]], prominent early radio manufacturer and philanthropist responsible for creation of the Museum of Philadelphia History on South Seventh Street in Center City Philadelphia
* [[Brandon Moore (offensive tackle)|Brandon Moore]], [[National Football League]] player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brandon Moore |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MoorBr21.htm |access-date=February 1, 2025 |website=[[Sports Reference|Pro Football Reference]]}}</ref>
* [[Paul B. Moses]], art historian and educator at the [[University of Chicago]]
* [[Mike Pedicin]], American jazz bandleader<ref>[http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/Michael-L.-Pedicine-103707339 Michael L. Pedicine tributes.com]</ref>
* [[J. Howard Pew]], son of [[Joseph Newton Pew]], founder of [[Sun Oil Company]]; his estate "Knollbrook" is located on a tall hill barely visible above the intersection of Grays Lane and Mill Creek Road, touching Ardmore, Gladwyne, and Haverford<ref>[https://lowermerionhistory.org/home/full-text/contents/knollbrook/]</ref>
* [[Michael Sembello]], an American singer, guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter, composer and producer
* [[Lou Spears]], racing driver

==In popular culture==
* Lieutenant Joe Cable, from the [[Rodgers and Hammerstein]] musical ''[[South Pacific (musical)|South Pacific]]''

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://www.destinationardmore.com/ Ardmore Business Improvement District]

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