Editing Avondale, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{for|the 1869 mine accident in Plymouth, Pennsylvania|Avondale Mine Disaster}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
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'''Avondale''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Chester County, Pennsylvania|Chester County]], in southeastern [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 1,272 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021">{{cite web |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |website=Census.gov |publisher=US Census Bureau |access-date=11 July 2022}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 329
|1900= 640
|1910= 668
|1920= 627
|1930= 763
|1940= 754
|1950= 941
|1960= 1016
|1970= 1025
|1980= 891
|1990= 954
|2000= 1108
|2010= 1265
|2020= 1272
|estyear=2021
|estimate=1267
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
|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="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</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>
}}
As of the 2010 census, the borough was 30.7% non-Hispanic White, 8.9% Black or African American, 1.4% Native American, 0.8% Asian, and 2.8% were two or more races. 59.0% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/profile/PA |title=Census 2010: Philadelphia gains, Pittsburgh shrinks in population |work=[[USA Today]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110314234139/https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/profile/PA |archive-date=2011-03-14 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

At the time of the 2000 census,<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2016-12-13 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> there were 1,108 people, 345 households, and 247 families residing in Avondale. The population density was {{convert|2,248.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 361 housing units at an average density of {{convert|732.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Avondale was 69.77% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 16.61% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.90% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.27% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 10.38% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.08% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race accounted for 38.09% of the population.

Out of the 345 households, 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.4% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.08 and the average family size was 3.52.

The population of Avondale was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 11.9% from 18 to 24, 32.7% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 113.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 122.3 males.

The [[Median household income|median income]] for a household in Avondale was $46,875, and the median income for a family was $48,833. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $25,536 for females. The [[per capita income]] was $16,794. About 9.7% of families and 14.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.1% of those under age 18 and 15.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Culture==
Avondale is the location of St. Rocco Church, the first [[National parish|National Hispanic Parish]] established by the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia]]. The church was established in 2011 to serve the needs of the large Spanish-speaking Catholic Latino community in the area, which is mostly composed of Mexican immigrants, but also includes people from Puerto Rico, Colombia, Argentina, Guatemala, and other Latin American countries. Many parishioners work in the local [[edible mushroom|mushroom farming]] industry.<ref>{{cite news
 |work=AmericanCatholic.org 
 |location=Cincinnati, Ohio 
 |publisher=Franciscan Media 
 |agency=[[Catholic News Service]] 
 |title=Philadelphia Archdiocese Establishes National Parish for Hispanics 
 |last1=Gregory 
 |first1=George 
 |url=http://www.americancatholic.org/news/report.aspx?id=3305 
 |date=11 November 2010 
 |access-date=13 December 2016 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101115123936/http://www.americancatholic.org/news/report.aspx?id=3305
 |archive-date=2010-11-15
}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Main Line Today|location=Newtown Square, Pennsylvania|publisher=Today Media|title=St. Rocco Church Welcomes Mexican Immigrants in Avondale|last1=Pirro|first1=J.F.|url=http://www.mainlinetoday.com/core/pagetools.php?pageid=8954&url=%2FMain-Line-Today%2FJanuary-2012%2FSt-Rocco-Church-Welcomes-Mexican-Immigrants%2Findex.php&mode=print|date=January 2012|access-date=13 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161213193934/http://www.mainlinetoday.com/core/pagetools.php?pageid=8954&url=%2FMain-Line-Today%2FJanuary-2012%2FSt-Rocco-Church-Welcomes-Mexican-Immigrants%2Findex.php&mode=print|archive-date=2016-12-13}}</ref>

==Geography==
Avondale is on the [[White Clay Creek#East Branch|East Branch White Clay Creek]].<ref>''West Grove, PA,'' 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1954 (1987 rev.)</ref>

The borough has a total area of {{convert|0.5|sqmi|km2}}, all land.<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=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

===Climate===
{{Weather box
|location = Avondale, Pennsylvania, 1991&ndash;2020 normals, extremes 2006&ndash;present
|single line = Y

|Jan record high F = 69
|Feb record high F = 77
|Mar record high F = 79
|Apr record high F = 87
|May record high F = 97
|Jun record high F = 96
|Jul record high F = 100
|Aug record high F = 94
|Sep record high F = 93
|Oct record high F = 92
|Nov record high F = 77
|Dec record high F = 71

| Jan high F = 38.6
| Feb high F = 41.2
| Mar high F = 49.8
| Apr high F = 61.5
| May high F = 71.2
| Jun high F = 79.5
| Jul high F = 83.6
| Aug high F = 81.5
| Sep high F = 75.3
| Oct high F = 63.9
| Nov high F = 53.3
| Dec high F = 43.2
|year high F = 61.9
|Jan mean F = 30.6
|Feb mean F = 32.6
|Mar mean F = 40.4
|Apr mean F = 50.8
|May mean F = 60.7
|Jun mean F = 69.2
|Jul mean F = 73.6
|Aug mean F = 71.7
|Sep mean F = 65.2
|Oct mean F = 53.9
|Nov mean F = 43.8
|Dec mean F = 35.4
|year mean F = 52.3
| Jan low F = 22.7
| Feb low F = 24.0
| Mar low F = 31.0
| Apr low F = 40.2
| May low F = 50.2
| Jun low F = 59.0
| Jul low F = 63.7
| Aug low F = 61.9
| Sep low F = 55.2
| Oct low F = 43.8
| Nov low F = 34.3
| Dec low F = 27.6
|year low F = 42.8

|Jan record low F = -5
|Feb record low F = -2
|Mar record low F = -1
|Apr record low F = 21
|May record low F = 31
|Jun record low F = 41
|Jul record low F = 49
|Aug record low F = 49
|Sep record low F = 37
|Oct record low F = 26
|Nov record low F = 14
|Dec record low F = 3

|precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 3.62
| Feb precipitation inch = 3.12
| Mar precipitation inch = 4.40
| Apr precipitation inch = 3.79
| May precipitation inch = 3.58
| Jun precipitation inch = 4.43
| Jul precipitation inch = 4.17
| Aug precipitation inch = 4.28
| Sep precipitation inch = 4.47
| Oct precipitation inch = 4.03
| Nov precipitation inch = 3.22
| Dec precipitation inch = 4.03
|year precipitation inch = 47.14
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days = 10.8
| Feb precipitation days = 12.0
| Mar precipitation days = 12.0
| Apr precipitation days = 11.3
| May precipitation days = 12.3
| Jun precipitation days = 11.4
| Jul precipitation days = 10.1
| Aug precipitation days = 9.7
| Sep precipitation days = 8.1
| Oct precipitation days = 10.2
| Nov precipitation days = 8.4
| Dec precipitation days = 11.8
| year precipitation days = 128.1
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|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USW00003761&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Avondale 2 N, PA
|access-date = April 30, 2023
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|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=phi
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Philadelphia
|access-date = April 30, 2023
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==Transportation==
{{stack|[[File:2022-09-07 12 23 34 View south along Pennsylvania State Route 41 (Pennsylvania Avenue) just south of Baltimore Pike in Avondale, Chester County, Pennsylvania.jpg|right|thumb|PA 41 southbound in Avondale]]}}
As of 2018, there were {{convert|6.13|mi}} of public roads in Avondale, of which {{convert|1.88|mi}} were maintained by [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT) and {{convert|4.25|mi}} were maintained by the borough.<ref name=PennDOTmap>{{cite web|url=https://gis.penndot.gov/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/15402.pdf|title=Avondale Borough map|publisher=PennDOT|access-date=March 12, 2023}}</ref>

[[Pennsylvania Route 41]] is the only numbered highway serving Avondale directly. It follows Pennsylvania Avenue on a northwest-to-southeast alignment through the heart of the borough.

==Notable person==
Famed journalist [[Mark Sullivan (journalist)|Mark Sullivan]] (1874–1952) was born on a farm just outside Avondale and returned to live on that same farm in his later years.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rByuDchL3UgC&pg=PA8|title=Around Avondale and West Grove|access-date=2014-11-24|isbn=9780738545660|last1=Rowe|first1=Dolores I|year=2006|page=8}}</ref>

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File:Avondale Chesco PA house 1.JPG
File:Avondale Chesco PA United Methodist.JPG|United Methodist church
File:Avondale Presby Chesco PA side.JPG|Presbyterian church
File:Avondale PA Chesco Organic food store.JPG
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==References==
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==External links==
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*{{Official website|avondaleboro.net}}

{{Chester County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1894]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Chester County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1894 establishments in Pennsylvania]]