East Marlborough Township is a township in
Chester County,
Pennsylvania
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,
United States
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. The population was 7,026 at the
2010 census. East Marlborough and
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
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explored the area.
The well-known
Longwood Gardens
Longwood Gardens is a botanical garden that consists of over 1,077 acres (436 hectares; 4.36 km2) of gardens, woodlands, and meadows in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, United States in the Brandywine Creek Valley. It is one of the premier h ...
is located in East Marlborough Township.
History
Cedarcroft
Cedarcroft, also known as Bayard Taylor House, is a historic house on Gatehouse Drive in Chester County, Pennsylvania near Kennett Square. It was built in 1859 for writer Bayard Taylor (1825–1878), and is a good local example of Italianate a ...
,
Green Valley Historic District,
Longwood Gardens District
Longwood Gardens is a botanical garden that consists of over 1,077 acres (436 hectares; 4.36 km2) of gardens, woodlands, and meadows in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, United States in the Brandywine Creek Valley. It is one of the premier h ...
,
Marlborough Village Historic District
Marlborough Village Historic District is a national historic district located in East Marlborough Township and Newlin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It encompasses 21 contributing buildings and 2 contributing site in the crossroads comm ...
,
South Brook Farm,
Unionville Village Historic District
The Unionville Village Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Unionville in East Marlborough Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
History and ...
, and the
Gideon Wickersham Farmstead are listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of , all of it land.
Adjacent townships
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Newlin Township (north)
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Pocopson Township (northeast)
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Pennsbury Township (east)
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Kennett Township (south)
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New Garden Township (southwest)
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West Marlborough Township (west)
Demographics
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.
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 6,317 people, 2,131 households, and 1,734 families residing in the township. The
population density
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was 404.5 people per square mile (156.1/km). There were 2,188 housing units at an average density of 140.1/sq mi (54.1/km). The racial makeup of the township was 94.40%
White
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, 1.20%
African American
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, 0.09%
Native American, 2.33%
Asian, 0.06%
Pacific Islander
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, 0.79% from
other races
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, and 1.12% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
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
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
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Per capita i ...
for the township was $38,090. About 1.7% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, 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
Unionville-Chadds Ford School District (UCFSD) is a school district in southeastern Chester County and western Delaware County, Pennsylvania, a area encompassing seven townships and serving a total of abpproximately 4,000 students.
The dist ...
, with an exclave of the township lies within the
Kennett Consolidated School District.
References
External links
East Marlborough Township
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Townships in Chester County, Pennsylvania
Townships in Pennsylvania