Concord Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
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| Concord Township | |
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| Township | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Delaware |
| Area | 13.7 sq mi (35.5 km²) |
| - land | 13.7 sq mi (35.5 km²) |
| - water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km²), 0.29% |
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| - coordinates | Coordinates: |
| - elevation | 338 ft (103 m) |
| Population | 9,933 (2000) |
| Density | 726.4 /sq mi (280.5 /km²) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code | 610 |
 Location of Concord Township in Delaware County
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| Website : http://www.twp.concord.pa.us | |
Concord Township is a township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 9,933 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 13.7 square miles (35.5 km²), of which, 13.7 square miles (35.4 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.22%) is water.
Concord Township sits along the border-arc between Pennsylvania and Delaware.
Concord Township is situated in both the Brandywine Creek and Chester Creek watersheds.
The second busiest intersection in the state is where Route 1 and Route 202 meet, locally known as "Painters' Crossroad," after the Brandywine Valley school of painters, most notably Andrew and N.C. Wyeth.
[edit] Geology
Some of the most impressive garnet deposits in the world are located in Concord and neighboring Bethel Township.
[edit] Pronunciation
The name Concord is pronounced exactly like the word "conquered" and is not pronounced like the word "Concorde"
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 9,933 people, 3,384 households, and 2,829 families residing in the township. The population density was 726.4 people per square mile (280.6/km²). There were 3,551 housing units at an average density of 259.7/sq mi (100.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.78% White, 1.02% African American, 0.09% Native American, 2.25% Asian, 0.16% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.65% of the population.
There were 3,384 households out of which 39.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.2% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.4% were non-families. 14.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.22.
In the township the population was spread out with 28.0% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $85,503, and the median income for a family was $92,524. Males had a median income of $74,940 versus $41,416 for females. The per capita income for the township was $33,800. About 3.4% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] History
The oldest Catholic church in the Diocese of Philadelphia was located at the Willcox Ivy Mill. The church was later moved approximately one mile east to the top of the hill into what later would become the Borough of Chester Heights and is known as St. Thomas the Apostle Church.
The paper for the first currency printed by the Continental Congress was made at the Willcox Ivy Mill. The mill specialized in making paper for legal and ecclesiastical uses.
The oldest continuously operated stone grinding wheel in North America is located at the Newlin Grist Mill. It is an 11 feet tall stone wheel housed in a timber frame and has been grinding meal or "grist" since 1704. The mill and processing complex had later passed through various hands, but in the 1950's it was purchased by a direct descendant of Nicholas Newlin, which along with 200 acres of surrounding countryside became the Newlin Mill Historic Park. The mill complex area was home to the Markham post office and Markham train station (Philadelphia/Baltimore rail traffic)
The second deadliest one car accident in state history occurred early in the morning on Mother's Day, 1994, along Smithbridge Road, a secondary road bisecting the township. 5 students from Sun Valley school district, in nearby Aston, died when the car in which they were travelling left the roadway and hit a tree while airborne after speeding over one of the many dips in the road.
The name "Concord" was believed to have been given by the earliest European settlers of the township and reflects the harmonious feelings among them at the time.
Title to all real estate in the township can be traced back to a grant from William Penn.
Concord Township was a part of Chester County until 1789, at which point Delaware County was created by act of legislature. Farmers in the northern and western reaches of Chester County were weary of travelling a period of days to get to the county seat in Chester, on the Delaware River. The seat of Chester County was moved to Turk's Head, now West Chester, and was centrally located in the county.
[edit] Popular Reference
Professional Skater Bam Margera lived in this township through the first season of his show Viva La Bam. The township is overtly referenced on the November 9, 2003 episode when Bam walks out of his house holding a $600 citation for having an elephant on his property. The citation has a letterhead of 'Township of Concord' at the top.
On the Viva La Bam Season 1 Finale, aired on December 14, 2003, the township is referenced a second time when Bam holds up an eviction notice with the letterhead 'Township of Concord'. It is then revealed that he had violated five township codes throughout the season, including home modification without permit, construction without permit, illegal wall, illegal skating event, and a noise ordinance violation.
[edit] References
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
