Pike Creek Valley, Delaware

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Pike Creek Valley, Delaware
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Location in New Castle County and the state of Delaware.
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Pike Creek Valley
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Pike Creek Valley
Pike Creek Valley (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°44′10″N75°41′54″W / 39.73611°N 75.69833°W / 39.73611; -75.69833
Country United States
State Delaware
County New Castle
Area
[1]
 • Total2.87 sq mi (7.44 km2)
 • Land2.87 sq mi (7.43 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
239 ft (73 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total11,692
 • Density4,072.45/sq mi (1,572.63/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 302
GNIS feature ID215930 [2]

Pike Creek Valley is a census-designated place in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Its population was 11,217 as of the 2010 census. [3]

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Education

Most of Pike Creek Valley is in the Christina School District while some is in the Red Clay Consolidated School District. [4]

The portion in the Christina district is zoned to Etta J. Wilson Elementary School, [5] Shue/Medill Middle School, [6] and Newark High School. [7] Grades 5-6 were previously assigned to Bancroft Intermediate School in Wilmington. [8]

Zoned elementary schools of the Red Clay section include Heritage Elementary School, [9] and Linden Hill Elementary School. [10] All of Pike Creek Valley in Red Clay is zoned to Skyline Middle School. [11] Most of Pike Creek Valley in Red Clay is zoned to John Dickinson High School, [12] and a very small segment coincides with McKean High School. [13]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010 11,217—
2020 11,6924.2%
U.S. Decennial Census [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Pike Creek Valley". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved April 16, 2011.
  4. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: New Castle County, DE" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Suburban Elementary Schools" (PDF). Christina School District. December 29, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 29, 2009. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
    Older map: "Christina School District Suburban Feeder Pattern, Grades 7-8". Christina School District. November 21, 2002. Archived from the original on November 21, 2002. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Suburban Middle Schools" (PDF). Christina School District. December 29, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 29, 2009. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
    Older map: "Christina School District Suburban Feeder Pattern, Grades 7-8". Christina School District. November 21, 2002. Archived from the original on November 21, 2002. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Suburban High Schools" (PDF). Christina School District. July 1, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 27, 2011. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
    Earlier map: "Christina School District Suburban Feeder Pattern, Grades 9-12". Christina School District. November 21, 2002. Archived from the original on November 21, 2002. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Suburban Feeder Pattern, Grades 5-6". Christina School District. August 24, 2003. Archived from the original on August 24, 2003. Retrieved June 24, 2021. - Shows addresses of the intermediate schools
  9. ↑ "Heritage_2016.pdf" (PDF). Red Clay Consolidated School District . Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Linden_Hill_2016.pdf" (PDF). Red Clay Consolidated School District . Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Skyline_Sub_2016.pdf" (PDF). Red Clay Consolidated School District . Retrieved June 21, 2021. - See also: Wilmington section
  12. ↑ "Dickinson_Sub_2016.pdf" (PDF). Red Clay Consolidated School District . Retrieved June 21, 2021. - See section of boundary in Wilmington - Compare to school district map.
  13. ↑ "McKean_Sub_2016.pdf" (PDF). Red Clay Consolidated School District . Retrieved June 21, 2021. - For parts in Wilmington
  14. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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