This article is kindly sponsored by the adoption agency in Ardmore, PA, from Adoptions From The Heart. Ardmore is a suburb located on the west side of Philadelphia, within the borders of Lower Merion Township in Montgomery County as well as Haverford Township, a part of Delaware County.
The suburb was originally named “Athensville in 1852, which later was renamed in 1873 to its current name “Ardmore” by the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Demographics
The CDP was 76.8% White, 12.9% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 4.1% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 4% Hispanic or Latino, and 3.4% other races based on the 2010 census. Of those races combined, the census from 2000 shared that there were approximately 12,616 residents and counting with over 5,000 households and over 3000 families.
Education System
Ardmore comprises two school districts, Lower Merion School District and the School District of Haverford Township. There are a variety of prominent graduates who have attended Lower Merion High School, including from oldest to most recent:
- General Henry H. Arnold (1903)
- Commanding General of the U.S. Army Air Force in WWII
- General Alexander M. Haig Jr. (1942)
- the 59th United States Secretary of State; James H. Billington (1946)
- Librarian of Congress
- Kobe Bryant (1996)
Ardmore Presbyterian Church
The Ardmore Presbyterian Church, located on the intersection of Montgomery Avenue and Mill Creek Lane, is a congregation of the Presbyterian Church. The church was originally constructed in 1910 and held its first service in September of 1910.
In 1962 the church underwent renovations and was rebuilt as a Memorial Chapel, with added details such as stained glass windows and a refurbished interior, used today for intimate worship, weddings, and funerals.
See related articles on nearby towns such as Devon, PA, in our upcoming article.
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