Editing Thorndale, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US}}
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| name                    = Thorndale
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| image_caption           = Thorndale SEPTA Station
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| subdivision_type        = Country
| subdivision_name        = United States
| subdivision_type1       = State
| subdivision_name1       = Pennsylvania
| subdivision_type2       = County
| subdivision_name2       = [[Chester County, Pennsylvania|Chester]]
| subdivision_type3       = Township
| subdivision_name3       = [[Caln Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania|Caln]]
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| elevation_ft            = 344
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| population_total        = 3407
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| postal_code             = 19372
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| area_code               = [[Area codes 610 and 484|610 and 484]]
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'''Thorndale''' is a [[census-designated place]] in [[Caln Township, Pennsylvania|Caln Township]], [[Chester County, Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 3,407 at the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]]. 

Thorndale is the commercial and administrative center of [[Caln Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania|Caln Township]].  The community's main street is [[U.S. Route 30 Business (Downingtown, Pennsylvania)|U.S. Route 30 Business]]. Many of Thorndale's old houses fell into disrepair from the late 1990s to present and have been torn down and replaced with new businesses. 

Thorndale is historically notable for containing a summer house of [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[James Buchanan]], which still stands and has been incorporated into a golf course and turned into a restaurant. The community contains the Thorndale Fire Station and Caln Elementary School, part of the Coatesville Area School District.  Thorndale sits along [[SEPTA]]'s [[Paoli/Thorndale Line]] and is currently [[Thorndale (SEPTA station)|the last station stop]] on that line.  It is also served by the [[SEPTA Route 135]] bus.

==Geography==
Thorndale is located at {{Coord|39|59|47|N|75|45|6|W|type:city}} (39.996456, -75.751606).<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>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], Thorndale has a total area of {{convert|1.8|sqmi}}, of which 0.55% is water. It is part of [[Caln Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania|Caln Township]], with students attending school in either the [[Coatesville, Pennsylvania|Coatesville]] Area School District or the [[Downingtown, Pennsylvania|Downingtown]] Area School District.

==Demographics==
As of the 2000 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}}</ref> there were 3,561 people, 1,347 households, and 952 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|1,953.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,418 housing units at an average density of {{convert|777.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 82.65% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 10.98% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.22% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.33% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.11% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.13% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.57% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.32% of the population.

There were 1,347 households, out of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 22.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.12.

The population in Thorndale was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 36.1% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 8.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $61,830, and the median income for a family was $70,781. Males had a median income of $45,573 versus $35,096 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $25,376. About 4.4% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.9% of those under age 18 and 14.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The school district is [[Coatesville Area School District]]<!--UNI 06240-->.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42029_chester/DC20SD_C42029.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42029_chester/DC20SD_C42029.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Chester County, PA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2024-12-13}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42029_chester/DC20SD_C42029_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

==References==
{{Wikivoyage|Thorndale}}
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{{Chester County, Pennsylvania}}
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[[Category:Census-designated places in Chester County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Pennsylvania]]