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Marple Township is a township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. It contains the census designated place of Broomall. The population was estimated at 23,743 as of 2015. ZIP codes include mainly 19008, as well as 19064 and 19063. The township is run by Marple Township board of commissioners.
Broomall is located in northeastern Delaware County at (39.971561, −75.354674 It is in the eastern part of Marple Township and is bordered to the east by Darby Creek and to the north by Pennsylvania Route 3 (West Chester Pike).
The U.S. state of Pennsylvania is divided into 1,546 townships, located in 66 of Pennsylvania's 67 counties. For listings of townships in individual counties, see the category Townships in Pennsylvania by county
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 10.1 square miles (26 km 2), of which 10.0 square miles (26 km 2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km 2) (0.69%) is water. Its villages include Echo Valley, Florida Park, Larchmont (also in Marple Township,) Newtown Square, and Wyola.
The 1696 Thomas Massey House is one of the oldest English Quaker homes in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is a 2-story brick and stone house, originally constructed by the English, Quaker settler, Thomas Massey in 1696. It is located on Lawrence Road near Sproul Road in Broomall, Pennsylvania.
Following the PA 252 intersection, the route continues east through a mix of suburban residential and commercial areas. At the Media Line Road junction, PA 3 crosses into Marple Township and soon intersects Springfield Road. The road passes more homes and businesses and comes to a junction with PA 320 in the community of Broomall.
[4] [5] Early 19th century lotting and development maps of the neighborhood refer to Oakmont as 'South Ardmore' and 'Grassland'. [4] Oakmont was commonly used to refer to the area, as indicated in the 1961 property atlas of the Main Line, the name of the Oakmont Station, and early advertisements for the neighborhood.
Marple Newtown School District (MNSD) is a public school district which serves Newtown Township and Marple Township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Marple Newtown School District encompasses approximately 21 square miles (54 km 2). According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 35,437.