Nether Providence Township, Pennsylvania
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Nether Providence Township is a township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Locals refer to the township by the name of its largest community, Wallingford. The population was 13,456 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
Nether Providence Township is located at (39.894612, -75.373705)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 12.2 km² (4.7 mi²). 12.2 km² (4.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.21% is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 13,456 people, 5,007 households, and 3,755 families residing in the township. The population density was 1,103.1/km² (2,857.7/mi²). There were 5,125 housing units at an average density of 420.1/km² (1,088.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 90.08% White, 6.12% African American, 0.10% Native American, 2.34% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 1.06% from two or more races. 1.13% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 5,007 households out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.3% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the township the population was spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 90.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $68,059, and the median income for a family was $78,491. Males had a median income of $62,370 versus $39,048 for females. The per capita income for the township was $32,946. About 3.1% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.2% of those under age 18 and 2.1% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Education System
Nether Providence lies within the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District (W-SSD). School-age children within the public education system attend the Kids' Place for kindergarten, Wallingford Elementary School (WES) or Nether Providence Elementary (NPE) for grades 1-5, Strath Haven Middle School (SHMS), the old nether providence highschool, the bulldogs, for grades 6-8, and Strath Haven High School (SHHS) for grades 9-12. Students from the neighboring borough of Swarthmore, Pennsylvania also attend the Middle School and High School, as well as Swarthmore Elementary School (SRS).
Nether Providence lies within the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District (WSSD). School-age children within the public education system attend the Kids' Place for kindergarten, Wallingford Elementary School (WES), Nether Providence Elementary School (NPE), or Swarthmore Rutledge Elementary School (SRS) for grades 1-5, Strath Haven Middle School (SHMS), housed in the the old Nether Providence High School, for grades 6-8, and Strath Haven High School (SHHS), directly across Providence Road from the Middle School, for grades 9-12. Students from the neighboring boroughs of Rose Valley, Swarthmore, and Rutledge also attend district schools.
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Municipalities and communities of Delaware County, Pennsylvania (County seat: Media) |
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| Cities | Chester |
| Boroughs | Aldan | Brookhaven | Chester Heights | Clifton Heights | Collingdale | Colwyn | Darby | East Lansdowne | Eddystone | Folcroft | Glenolden | Lansdowne | Marcus Hook | Media | Millbourne | Morton | Norwood | Parkside | Prospect Park | Ridley Park | Rose Valley | Rutledge | Sharon Hill | Swarthmore | Trainer | Upland | Yeadon |
| Townships | Aston | Bethel | Chadds Ford | Chester | Concord | Darby | Edgmont | Haverford | Lower Chichester | Marple | Middletown | Nether Providence | Newtown | Radnor | Ridley | Springfield | Thornbury | Tinicum | Upper Chichester | Upper Darby | Upper Providence |
| Communities and CDPs | Ardmore | Boothwyn | Broomall | Drexel Hill | Folsom | Garrett Hill | Glen Mills | Havertown | Lima | Linwood | Riddlewood | Rosemont | St. Davids | Village Green-Green Ridge | Villanova | Wallingford | Wayne | Woodlyn | |
