New Garden Township, Pennsylvania
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New Garden Township is a township in Chester County
, Pennsylvania
, United States
. The population was 11,984 at the 2010 census. New Garden is the center of the mushroom
agribusiness in southeastern Pennsylvania with a higher concentration of composting, mushroom growing, packaging, and shipping businesses than in any other municipality in the area. It was named for the New Garden Friends' Meeting House, an eighteenth-century brick house of worship of the Religious Society of Friends
, within its territorial limits.
One of the original mushroom farms in the area is now home to a tiny but nationally recognized vineyard and winery, Va La Vineyards.
, the township has a total area of 16.2 square miles (42 km²), of which 16.1 square miles (41.7 km²) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²), or 0.31%, is water.
of 2000, there were 9,083 people, 2,700 households, and 2,200 families residing in the township. The population density
was 562.9 people per square mile (217.3/km²). There were 2,831 housing units at an average density of 175.5/sq mi (67.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 84.91% White, 3.67% African American, 0.41% Native American, 1.30% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 8.07% from other races
, and 1.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22.73% of the population.
There were 2,700 households out of which 46.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.6% were married couples
living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.5% were non-families. 14.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.16 and the average family size was 3.45.
In the township the population was spread out with 30.7% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 34.1% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 7.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 119.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 121.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $75,307, and the median income for a family was $89,812. Males had a median income of $54,524 versus $32,792 for females. The per capita income
for the township was $30,364. About 0.8% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 11.4% of those age 65 or over.
Chester County, Pennsylvania
-State parks:*French Creek State Park*Marsh Creek State Park*White Clay Creek Preserve-Demographics:As of the 2010 census, the county was 85.5% White, 6.1% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American or Alaskan Native, 3.9% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian, 1.8% were two or more races, and 2.4% were...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, United States
United States
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. The population was 11,984 at the 2010 census. New Garden is the center of the mushroom
Mushroom
A mushroom is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or on its food source. The standard for the name "mushroom" is the cultivated white button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus; hence the word "mushroom" is most often applied to those fungi that...
agribusiness in southeastern Pennsylvania with a higher concentration of composting, mushroom growing, packaging, and shipping businesses than in any other municipality in the area. It was named for the New Garden Friends' Meeting House, an eighteenth-century brick house of worship of the Religious Society of Friends
Religious Society of Friends
The Religious Society of Friends, or Friends Church, is a Christian movement which stresses the doctrine of the priesthood of all believers. Members are known as Friends, or popularly as Quakers. It is made of independent organisations, which have split from one another due to doctrinal differences...
, within its territorial limits.
One of the original mushroom farms in the area is now home to a tiny but nationally recognized vineyard and winery, Va La Vineyards.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of 16.2 square miles (42 km²), of which 16.1 square miles (41.7 km²) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²), or 0.31%, is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 9,083 people, 2,700 households, and 2,200 families residing in the township. The population density
Population density
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was 562.9 people per square mile (217.3/km²). There were 2,831 housing units at an average density of 175.5/sq mi (67.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 84.91% White, 3.67% African American, 0.41% Native American, 1.30% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 8.07% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22.73% of the population.
There were 2,700 households out of which 46.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.6% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.5% were non-families. 14.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.16 and the average family size was 3.45.
In the township the population was spread out with 30.7% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 34.1% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 7.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 119.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 121.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $75,307, and the median income for a family was $89,812. Males had a median income of $54,524 versus $32,792 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 township was $30,364. About 0.8% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 11.4% of those age 65 or over.