Editing East Marlborough Township, Pennsylvania

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{{Distinguish|Marlborough Township, Pennsylvania|West Marlborough Township, Pennsylvania}}
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'''East Marlborough Township''' is a [[Township (Pennsylvania)|township]] in [[Chester County, Pennsylvania|Chester County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 7,305 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]]. East Marlborough and [[West Marlborough Township, Pennsylvania|West Marlborough]] townships were carved out of the larger Marlborough Township in 1729. The township is home to many Penn Oak trees, trees that were in existence when [[William Penn]] explored the area.

The well-known [[Longwood Gardens]] is located in East Marlborough Township.

==History==
[[Cedarcroft]], [[Green Valley Historic District]], [[Longwood Gardens District]], [[Marlborough Village Historic District]], [[South Brook Farm]], [[Unionville Village Historic District]], and the [[Gideon Wickersham Farmstead]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|15.6|sqmi}}, all  land.

'''Adjacent townships'''
*[[Newlin Township, Pennsylvania|Newlin Township]] (north)
*[[Pocopson Township, Pennsylvania|Pocopson Township]] (northeast)
*[[Pennsbury Township, Pennsylvania|Pennsbury Township]] (east)
*[[Kennett Township, Pennsylvania|Kennett Township]] (south)
*[[New Garden Township, Pennsylvania|New Garden Township]] (southwest)
*[[West Marlborough Township, Pennsylvania|West Marlborough Township]] (west)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1930= 1599
|1940= 1600
|1950= 1868
|1960= 2417
|1970= 3031
|1980= 3953
|1990= 4781
|2000= 6317
|2010= 7026
|2020= 7305
|estyear=2023
|estimate=7877
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2023"/>
|footnote=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2023"/>
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At the 2010 census, the township was 89.2% non-Hispanic White, 1.4% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 3.6% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, and 1.3% were two or more races. 4.6% 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=March 14, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</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 6,317 people, 2,131 households, and 1,734 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|404.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 2,188 housing units at an average density of {{convert|140.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 94.40% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.20% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.09% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.33% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.06% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.79% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.12% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.96% of the population.

There were 2,131 households, out of which 43.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.6% were non-families. 15.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.28.

In the township the population was spread out, with 30.9% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.5 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $95,812, and the median income for a family was $104,590. Males had a median income of $76,760 versus $42,260 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $38,090.  About 1.7% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.7% of those under age 18 and 1.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The majority of East Marlborough Township lies within the [[Unionville-Chadds Ford School District]], with an exclave of the township lies within the [[Kennett Consolidated School District]].

==Transportation==
{{stack|[[File:2022-09-15 12 08 09 View north along U.S. Route 1 (Baltimore Pike) from the overpass for Longwood Road along the border of East Marlborough Township and Kennett Township in Chester County, Pennsylvania.jpg|right|thumb|US 1 northbound along the edge of East Marlborough Township at the entrance to Longwood Gardens]]}}
As of 2018, there were {{convert|71.06|mi}} of public roads in East Marlborough Township, of which {{convert|10.38|mi}} were maintained by the [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT) and {{convert|60.68|mi}} were maintained by the township.<ref name=PennDOTmap>{{cite web|url=https://gis.penndot.gov/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/15209.pdf|title=East Marlborough Township map|publisher=PennDOT|access-date=March 13, 2023}}</ref>

[[U.S. Route 1 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 1]] is the most prominent highway serving East Marlborough Township. It follows the Kennett-Oxford Bypass and Baltimore Pike along the southern and southeastern edge of the township. [[Pennsylvania Route 52]] follows Lenape Road along the far eastern edge of the township. [[Pennsylvania Route 82]] follows Unionville Road and Doe Run Road along a northwest-southeast alignment through northwestern and central portions of the township. [[Pennsylvania Route 842]] follows Clonmell Upland Road, Doe Run Road and Unionville Wawaset Road along a southwest-northeast alignment through northwestern portions of the township, with a short concurrency with PA 82. Finally, [[Pennsylvania Route 926]] follows Street Road on a southwest-northeast alignment through the central portion of the township.

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.eastmarlborough.org/ East Marlborough Township]

{{Chester County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Townships in Chester County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Townships in Pennsylvania]]