Editing Broomall, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2013}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Broomall, Pennsylvania
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| settlement_type         = [[Census-designated place]]
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| image_caption           = [[Thomas Massey House]]
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| subdivision_name        = United States
| subdivision_type1       = State
| subdivision_name1       = Pennsylvania
| subdivision_type2       = County
| subdivision_name2       = [[Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Delaware]]
| subdivision_type3       = Township
| subdivision_name3       = [[Marple Township, Pennsylvania|Marple]]
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| image_map               = Delaware County Pennsylvania incorporated and unincorporated areas Broomall highlighted.svg
| map_caption             = Location in [[Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Delaware County]] and the U.S. state of [[Pennsylvania]].
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| population_as_of        = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
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| population_total        = 11718
| population_density_km2  = 1428.08
| population_density_sq_mi = 3698.86
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| postal_code             = 19008
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| area_codes               = [[Area codes 610 and 484|610 and 484]]
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'''Broomall''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in  [[Marple Township, Pennsylvania|Marple Township]], [[Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Delaware County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 10,789 at 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/G001/1600000US4209248| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Broomall CDP, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=December 30, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213083922/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4209248| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Broomall, PA, IMG 1430.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Broomall, looking east on West Chester Pike]]
This crossroads community was renamed for the post office established to honor [[John Martin Broomall]],<ref name="In Search of Broomall">http://marplenewtown.patch.com/blog_posts/in-search-of-broomall {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> a 19th-century U.S. congressman, Electoral College member (at [[Ulysses S. Grant]]'s 1872 presidential election), and Chester Gas Company president from [[Upper Chichester Township]] in [[Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Delaware County]], [[Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Delaware County Historic Resources Survey - Report and Findings for Upper Chichester Township|url=http://www.chichesterhistory.org/BRIEF-HISTORY-OF-UPPER-CHICHESTER.pdf|website=chichesterhistory.org|access-date=25 November 2017|archive-date=December 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043240/http://www.chichesterhistory.org/BRIEF-HISTORY-OF-UPPER-CHICHESTER.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Broomall is home to the biotechnology company Drummond Scientific Company. Drummond's Pipet-Aid pipette controller, released in 1972, improved accuracy and pipetting capabilities in laboratories.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.drummondsci.com/|title=Precision Laboratory Pipettes &#124; Lab Equipment &#124; Drummond SCI|website=Drummond Scientific|access-date=August 27, 2020}}</ref>

The [[Thomas Massey House]] is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
Broomall is located in northeastern Delaware County at {{Coord|39|58|18|N|75|21|17|W|type:city}} (39.971561, −75.354674).<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> It is in the eastern part of [[Marple Township, Pennsylvania|Marple Township]] and is bordered to the east by [[Darby Creek (Pennsylvania)|Darby Creek]] and to the north by [[Pennsylvania Route 3]] (West Chester Pike). [[Pennsylvania Route 320]] (Sproul Road) is the main north–south road in the community. Broomall is {{convert|10|mi}} west of [[Center City, Philadelphia|Center City]] [[Philadelphia]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|7.5|km2|order=flip}}, all  land.<ref name="Census 2010"/> The climate is a hot-summer [[humid continental climate]] (''Dfa'') very closely bordering a [[humid subtropical climate]] (''Cfa''). [https://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/ PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State U] Average monthly temperatures range from 31.9&nbsp;°F in January to 77.1&nbsp;°F in July. [https://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/ PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State U] The local [[hardiness zone]] is 7a.

==Education==
Public schools located in Broomall that are part of the [[Marple Newtown School District]] are:
*Loomis Elementary
*Russell Elementary
*Worrall Elementary
*Paxon Hollow Middle School.
Marple Newtown Senior High School is the public school for [[Newtown Square]], [[Newtown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Newtown Township]], and Broomall, [[Marple Township, Pennsylvania|Marple Township]].  
Paxon Hollow Middle School Participates in an annual fundraiser for [[Alex's Lemonade Stand]] with Haverford Middle School. 
{{See also|Marple Newtown School District}}

==Demographics==
As of the [[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 |df=mdy }}</ref> of 2000, there were 11,046 people, 4 households, and 3,148 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|3,807.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 4,339 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,495.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.41% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.63% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.10% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 7.17% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.16% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]] and 0.53% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.62% of the population.

There were 4 households, out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 22.8% 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 2.57 and the average family size was 3.06 people.

In the CDP the population was spread out, with 21.4% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 21.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.8 males.

The [[median income]] for a household in the CDP was $52,354, and the median income for a family was $63,902. Males had a median income of $45,181 versus $31,646 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $24,940. About 2.4% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.7% of those under the age of 18.

{{US Census population
|2000= 11046
|2010= 10789
|2020= 11718
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="USDecennialCensus">{{cite web |title=Census of Population and Housing|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=11 December 2013|df=mdy }}</ref><ref name="GR2"/><ref name=CensusPopEst>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=11 December 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archive-date=June 11, 2013|df=mdy }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Census 2020|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/broomallcdppennsylvania/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=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref>
}}

==Notable people from Broomall==
*[[Mark Arnold (actor)|Mark Arnold]], actor notable for his role as the second Joe Perkins on [[NBC]]'s soap opera ''[[Santa Barbara (TV series)|Santa Barbara]]''
*[[Danny Bonaduce]], [[radio personality|radio]]/television personality, comedian, and former child actor who as an adult became known for his tumultuous personal life
*[[Len Cella]], comedy film actor and director; his short films ''Moron Movies'' appeared on ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson''
*[[Natasha Cloud]], WNBA player for the [[Washington Mystics]]
*[[The Sandman (wrestler)|Jim Fullington]], professional wrestler
*[[Joe Grady]], radio personality
*[[Carl Gugasian]], criminal known as "The Friday Night Bank Robber". He robbed more than 50 banks over a 30-year period, for a total of more than $2 million.
*[[John Kincade]], sports talk show host based in [[Atlanta]] for [[WCNN (AM)|WCNN 680 "The Fan"]]
*[[Andrew L. Lewis Jr.]], [[United States Secretary of Transportation]] from 1981 to 1983
*[[Vincas Krėvė-Mickevičius]], Lithuanian writer, poet, novelist, playwright and [[philologist]]
*[[Thomas Massey House|Thomas Massey]], English-American [[Quaker]] landowner who built the [[Thomas Massey House]]
*[[David Miscavige]], leader of the [[Church of Scientology]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.inquirer.com/archives/ | title=Archives &#124; The Philadelphia Inquirer | access-date=August 27, 2020 | website=inquirer.com}}</ref>
*[[Marta Kauffman]]-known for co-creating the show [[Friends]]

==References==
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{{Delaware County, Pennsylvania}}
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