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Garnet Valley
The unincorporated community of Garnet Valley lies along the border of Concord Township and Bethel Township within Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Neighboring communities include Upper Chichester, Clayton Park, Ogden, Boothwyn, Aston Mills, and Chester Heights. Conchester Highway is a major thoroughfare, but other roadways include Concord Road, Foulk Road, and Chichester Avenue.
History
The town was formed in 2006, as residents desired to better separate themselves from the residents of Upper Chichester Township. At that time, the community was within the ZIP code of 19061, but in 2009, it joined 19060. They were part of the Garnet Valley School District, despite the headquarters being located in Glen Mills.
The community’s name refers to the early garnet mines created in 1879 by Herman Behr & Co. of New York. The mines were in full operation until 1912. Mining began on a farm owned by Charles Williams in the mid-1870s. Williams attracted the attention of a famous mineralogist, “Mineral John” Smedley of Middletown. It was Smedley that persuaded the sandpaper manufacturer Herman Behr & Co. to purchase a 47-acre property in 1879. The main mining pit was 85 feet deep and 200 feet wide. The miners dug into the sand with hand tools and transported it by horse-drawn wagons to Boothwyn. It was shipped from there to the Behr factory. Weather caused the pit to flood in 1900, and the company had a hard time recouping from the damage and eventually shut down in 1912.
Neighborhood
The community is home to the Chichester Recreation Center, just off of Furey Road. The center offers the residents amenities that include:
- skatepark
- field house
- weight room
- yoga room
Nearby is the Living Memorial Gardens, just off of Furey Road. The memorial garden is sponsored and maintained by the Parents Of Murdered Children, Inc. This organization took an abandoned lot and transformed it into a memorial for lost loved ones.
Larkins Corner shopping mall is a short drive south along Conchester Highway. The mall includes retail shops such as:
- Game Stop
- ACME Markets
- Walmart
- T-Mobile
- Anytime Fitness
Demographics
The town’s population includes 9,242 residents. Many residents belong to various racial and ethnic groups, but the largest percentage is white, followed by Asian. In addition to English, some of the residents speak Polish and Chinese. A few of the ancestries found within the residents include:
- Irish
- German
- Italian
- English
- Polish
The per capita income in the community in 2018 was $55,173. The neighborhood is moderately a white-collar town, with as many as 92.45% of its workforce employed in white-collar jobs, such as:
- management occupations (20.78%)
- office and administrative support (12.62%)
- healthcare (9.29%)
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405 Avenue of the States,
Chester, PA 19013, USA
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