Ardencroft, Delaware
Encyclopedia
Ardencroft is a village in New Castle County
, Delaware
, United States
. According to the 2010 Census, the population of the village is 231.
Ardencroft was founded in 1950 as an outgrowth of Arden
and Ardentown
with a conceptual lifestyle based on Henry George
's Single tax movement and William Morris’s Arts and Crafts principles. Ardencroft was the last of seventeen land trusts founded between 1894 and 1950, Ardencroft's tax structure is based on the Single Tax economic philosophy of Henry George. As a result, a person's house is not taxed, only the land it sits on, which is owned in by a charitable trust and managed by three directors. Half the land is woods and open space. Foot paths criss-cross the village. At its founding in 1950, Ardencroft formally encouraged minorities to settle there, actively seeking out families that wanted to live in an integrated setting. The nearby, former Arden School (now the Buzz Ware Village Center)also allowed integration around this time, prior to many of the changes enacted by the Civil Rights movement.
Civil rights and suffragist activist, prolific writer, pilot, librarian, lecturer, and educator Pauline A. Young (1900 to 1991) moved into Ardencroft around this time. The outspoken Ms. Young was famous for having joined the NAACP in 1912 at the age of 12, lectured and worked conferences with W.E.B. deBois in the 1930s, and in 1965 marched with Martin Luther King in Alabama.
As reported by the United States Census Bureau
, the village has a total area of 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 267 people, 112 households, and 74 families residing in the village. The population density
was 2,411.4 people per square mile (937.2/km²). There were 115 housing units at an average density of 1,038.6 per square mile (403.7/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 80.52% White, 12.36% African American, 5.99% Asian, and 1.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.75% of the population.
There were 112 households out of which 23.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were married couples
living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the village the population was spread out with 19.1% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 36.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $56,875, and the median income for a family was $73,125. Males had a median income of $47,708 versus $29,688 for females. The per capita income
for the village was $30,480. About 2.9% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.0% of those under the age of eighteen and 7.7% of those sixty five or over.
New Castle County, Delaware
New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware. As of 2010 its population was 538,479, an increase of 7.6% over the previous decade. The county seat is Wilmington. The center of population of Delaware is located in New Castle County, in the town of...
, Delaware
Delaware
Delaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...
, United States
United States
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. According to the 2010 Census, the population of the village is 231.
Ardencroft was founded in 1950 as an outgrowth of Arden
Arden, Delaware
Arden is a village and art colony in New Castle County, Delaware, in the United States, founded in 1900 as a radical Georgist single-tax community by sculptor Frank Stephens and architect Will Price. The village occupies about 160 acres, with half kept as open land. According to the 2010 Census,...
and Ardentown
Ardentown, Delaware
Ardentown is a village in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. According to the 2010 Census, the population of the village is 264.Ardentown was founded in 1922 as an outgrowth of Arden with a conceptual lifestyle based on Henry George's Single tax movement and William Morris’s Arts and...
with a conceptual lifestyle based on Henry George
Henry George
Henry George was an American writer, politician and political economist, who was the most influential proponent of the land value tax, also known as the "single tax" on land...
's Single tax movement and William Morris’s Arts and Crafts principles. Ardencroft was the last of seventeen land trusts founded between 1894 and 1950, Ardencroft's tax structure is based on the Single Tax economic philosophy of Henry George. As a result, a person's house is not taxed, only the land it sits on, which is owned in by a charitable trust and managed by three directors. Half the land is woods and open space. Foot paths criss-cross the village. At its founding in 1950, Ardencroft formally encouraged minorities to settle there, actively seeking out families that wanted to live in an integrated setting. The nearby, former Arden School (now the Buzz Ware Village Center)also allowed integration around this time, prior to many of the changes enacted by the Civil Rights movement.
Civil rights and suffragist activist, prolific writer, pilot, librarian, lecturer, and educator Pauline A. Young (1900 to 1991) moved into Ardencroft around this time. The outspoken Ms. Young was famous for having joined the NAACP in 1912 at the age of 12, lectured and worked conferences with W.E.B. deBois in the 1930s, and in 1965 marched with Martin Luther King in Alabama.
Geography
Ardencroft is located at 39°48′21"N 75°29′15"W (39.805962, -75.487616).As reported by the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 267 people, 112 households, and 74 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 2,411.4 people per square mile (937.2/km²). There were 115 housing units at an average density of 1,038.6 per square mile (403.7/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 80.52% White, 12.36% African American, 5.99% Asian, and 1.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.75% of the population.
There were 112 households out of which 23.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the village the population was spread out with 19.1% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 36.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $56,875, and the median income for a family was $73,125. Males had a median income of $47,708 versus $29,688 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the village was $30,480. About 2.9% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.0% of those under the age of eighteen and 7.7% of those sixty five or over.