Editing Lima, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{distinguish|Lima, Ohio}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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| name                    = Lima, Pennsylvania
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| image_caption           = Middletown Friends School
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| subdivision_type        = Country
| subdivision_name        = United States
| subdivision_type1       = State
| subdivision_name1       = Pennsylvania
| subdivision_type2       = County
| subdivision_name2       = [[Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Delaware]]
| subdivision_type3       = Township
| subdivision_name3       = [[Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Middletown]]
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| image_map               = Delaware County Pennsylvania incorporated and unincorporated areas Lima highlighted.svg
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| area_land_sq_mi         = 1.47
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| population_as_of        = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
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| population_total        = 2745
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| postal_code             = 19037
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| area_codes               = [[Area codes 610 and 484|610 and 484]]
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| blank_info              = 42-43272
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'''Lima''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|aɪ|m|ə}}, {{respell|LY|mə}}) is an [[unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 2,735 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/G001/1600000US4243272| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lima CDP, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=January 4, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213055249/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4243272| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> down from 3,225 at the 2000 census.

==History==
The [[Middletown Friends Meetinghouse]] was built in 1702 and is one of the oldest Friends meetinghouses in what was originally Chester County.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Ashmeade|first1=Henry Graham|title=History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania|date=1884|publisher=L.H. Everts & Co.|location=Philadelphia|page=[https://archive.org/details/cu31924006215655/page/n852 613]|url=https://archive.org/details/cu31924006215655|accessdate=19 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Lavoie|first1=Catherine|title=Historic American Buildings Survey|url=https://cdn.loc.gov/master/pnp/habshaer/pa/pa3800/pa3803/data/pa3803data.pdf|website=www.cdn.loc.gov|publisher=U.S. Department of Interior|accessdate=19 June 2017}}</ref> Lima played an important role in the anti-slavery movement. Not only did residents advocate for manumission, noted local families such as the [[Samuel Van Leer|Van Leer]]s and Foxes bought and sold lots to free black tradesmen or only to people who were supportive of the free black community. The location was known as The Village of Lima and is now known as Van Leer Avenue. The local community grew with support from local neighbors.<ref>http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/delaware/history/local/lima0001.txt {{Bare URL plain text|date=March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|year=2007|title=History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Biographies |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sotOsiKJFPIC&q=Warwick+Furnace+Farms+%22van+leer%22&pg=PA752|magazine=History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Biographies|pages=687–688|isbn=9780788443879 |last1=Smith Futhey |first1=J. }}</ref>

The [[John J. Tyler Arboretum]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2003.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
Lima is located in northern Middletown Township at {{Coord|39|54|59|N|75|26|31|W|type:city}} (39.916523, -75.441902).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is {{convert|3|mi|0}} west of [[Media, Pennsylvania|Media]], the Delaware County seat. [[U.S. Route 1 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 1]] (Baltimore Pike) forms the southern edge of the CDP and leads northeastward {{convert|16|mi}} into [[Philadelphia]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Lima CDP has a total area of {{convert|3.8|km2|order=flip}}, all  land.<ref name="Census 2010"/> It has a hot-summer [[humid continental climate]] and average monthly temperatures in the village centre range from 31.7&nbsp;°F in January to 76.5&nbsp;°F in July.<ref>[http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/ prism.oregonstate.edu]</ref> The local [[hardiness zone]] is 7a.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 2745
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<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>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 3,225 people, 978 households, and 400 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|2,221.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,003 housing units at an average density of {{convert|691.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.23% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.53% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.03% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.99% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.22% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.31% of the population.

There were 978 households, out of which 10.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 59.0% were non-families. 57.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 52.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.69 and the average family size was 2.63.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 8.1% under the age of 18, 1.6% from 18 to 24, 8.0% from 25 to 44, 11.3% from 45 to 64, and 71.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 79 years. For every 100 females, there were 48.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 43.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $45,948, and the median income for a family was $65,875. Males had a median income of $49,750 versus $40,804 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $24,908. About 1.6% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
*[[Holly Witt]], ''Playboy'' Playmate, Miss November 1995
*[[John P. Van Leer]], Anti-Slavery Movement member and colonel in the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]

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

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Delaware County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Pennsylvania]]