Welcome to Ardentown ...

The village of Ardentown is located in New Castle County<1>.

The location of Ardentown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ardentown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1925.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ardentown has a population of 275 people<3> (see below for details).

Ardentown is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Ardentown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Ardentown is within the (302) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ardentown had an population of 275 people. This is an increase of 4.17% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.33% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ardentown had a population of 264 people. This makes Ardentown the county's 12th most populous community.

The population of Ardentown represents 0.03% of the total population of Delaware (which has 897,934 people), making it the state's 45th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 264 people, the population of Ardentown decreased 12% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 300 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Ardentown.

Communities near Ardentown ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ardentown.

• Philadelphia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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  • Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578,487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <5>
• Wilmington
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <5>
• Newark
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <5>
• Chester
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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  • Chester is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <5>
• West Chester
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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  • West Chester is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <5>
• Yeadon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
  • Yeadon is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <5>
• Darby
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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  • Darby is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <5>
• Lansdowne
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
  • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <5>
• Woodbury
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
• Collingdale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collingdale
  • Collingdale is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collingdale <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ardentown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ardentown.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ardentown. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ardentown.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ardentown ...

Looking for more information about Ardentown? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Ardentown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ardentown.

Adding Ardentown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ardentown in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ardentown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Ardentown post office opened in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ardentown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ardentown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for New Castle County: www.co.new-castle.de.us/

The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/