| 词条 | Hockessin, Delaware |
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|official_name = Hockessin, Delaware |settlement_type = CDP |nickname = |motto = |image_skyline = Hockessin Friends from south.JPG |imagesize = |image_caption = Hockessin Friends Meetinghouse |image_flag = |image_seal = |image_map = New Castle County Delaware incorporated and unincorporated areas Hockessin highlighted.svg |mapsize = 300px |map_caption = Location in New Castle County and the state of Delaware. | pushpin_map = Delaware#USA | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_label = Hockessin | pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Delaware |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = Delaware |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = New Castle |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |established_title = |established_date = |area_footnotes = |unit_pref = Imperial |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 26.0 |area_land_km2 = 26.0 |area_water_km2 = 0.0 |area_total_sq_mi = 10.0 |area_land_sq_mi = 10.0 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.0 |population_as_of = 2010 |population_footnotes = |population_total = 13527 |population_density_km2 = 520.3 |population_density_sq_mi = 1352.7 |timezone = Eastern (EST) |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = -4 |elevation_footnotes = [1] |elevation_ft = 259 |coordinates = {{coord|39|47|15|N|75|41|48|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} |postal_code_type = ZIP code |postal_code = 19707 |area_code = 302 |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = 10-35850 |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID = 214099[1] |website = |footnotes = }} Hockessin {{IPAc-en|ˈ|h|oʊ|k|ɛ|s|ᵻ|n}} is a census-designated place (CDP) in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 13,527 at the 2010 census. The place name may be derived from the Lenape word "hòkèsa" meaning "pieces of bark" or from a misspelling of "occasion," as pronounced by the Quakers who settled the area originally.{{Citation needed|date=March 2011}} HistoryHockessin traces its roots to 1688.{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}} The first Roman Catholic church in Delaware was located in Hockessin. Missionary priests from Maryland established the Coffee Run Mission in 1790.[2] The A. Armstrong Farm, Coffee Run Mission Site, Hockessin Friends Meetinghouse, T. Pierson Farm, Public School No. 29, Springer Farm, and Wilmington and Western Railroad are listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[3] GeographyThe community is near the northwest border of Delaware within {{convert|1.2|mi|abbr=on}} of the Pennsylvania border on the east bank of Mill Creek.[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of {{convert|10.0|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|10.0|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and 0.10% is water. Demographics{{US Census population|align=left|1990= 10051 |2000= 12902 |2010= 13527 |footnote=source:[5] }} As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 12,902 people, 4,464 households, and 3,731 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,286.7 people per square mile (496.7/km²). There were 4,575 housing units at an average density of 456.3 per square mile (176.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 88.82% White, 2.65% African American, 0.07% Native American, 7.16% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.45% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.99% of the population. From 1990 to 2016, the population of Hockessin has grown by about 35%.[7] There were 4,464 households out of which 40.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.3% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.4% were non-families. 13.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.13. In the CDP, the population was spread out with 26.9% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.9 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $100,844, and the median income for a family was $108,784. Males had a median income of $76,617 versus $46,988 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $40,516. About 1.0% of families and 1.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.0% of those under age 18 and 1.3% of those age 65 or over. EconomyAlthough Hockessin is primarily a bedroom community, there are several mushroom farms operating in the area.{{cn|date=October 2018}} Hockessin contains the Lantana Square Shopping Center,[8] and the Hockessin Athletic Club,[9] which contains a pool, indoor gym, and walking trail. Arts and cultureHockessin hosts several Fourth of July activities for the area residents. Local groups parade down Old Lancaster Pike, neighborhoods compete in different athletic events, and there is a fireworks display in the evening in Swift Park. EducationHockessin is served by the Red Clay Consolidated School District for public education. Elementary schools serving Hockessin for grades K through 5 include Cooke Elementary School and North Star Elementary School.[10] Public school students in grades 6 through 8 attend Henry B. duPont Middle School.[11] Students in grades 9 through 12 in Hockessin attend Thomas McKean High School to the south of Hockessin or Alexis I. duPont High School in Greenville, with students in the western part of Hockessin attending John Dickinson High School in Pike Creek.[12][13][14] Private schools in Hockessin include CACC (Chinese American Community Center) Montessori School, Hockessin Montessori School, Sanford School, and Wilmington Christian School. InfrastructureTransportationThe main road through Hockessin is Delaware Route 41 (Lancaster Pike) which heads southeast toward Wilmington and northwest toward the Pennsylvania border, where it becomes Pennsylvania Route 41 and continues toward Lancaster. South of Hockessin, Delaware Route 48 splits from DE 41 to follow Lancaster Pike to Wilmington while DE 41 continues along Newport Gap Pike to Prices Corner. Delaware Route 7 passes through the western part of Hockessin along Limestone Road, heading north to the Pennsylvania border and south toward Pike Creek and Christiana. The northern terminus of the Wilmington and Western Railroad, a tourist railroad, is in Hockessin; the railroad follows the Red Clay Creek valley south to Greenbank.[15] DART First State provides bus service to Hockessin along Route 20, which follows Lancaster Pike to Wilmington and ends at the Wilmington station served by Amtrak and SEPTA Regional Rail's Wilmington/Newark Line. DART First State's Route 20 bus serves park and ride lots located at Hockessin Memorial Hall and the Wells Fargo bank.[16] Notable people
References1. ^1 {{cite gnis|214099|Hockessin}} 2. ^{{Cite news| last = Mertz| first = Ann Morris| title = Pioneer Catholic church nears 200th anniversary| newspaper = Brandywine Crossroads| location = Wilmington, DE| date = September 25, 1986| url = http://nc-chap.org/church/stpeter/crossroads.php| accessdate = 26 April 2010 }} 3. ^{{NRISref|version=2010a}} 4. ^Kennett Square, PA, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1954 (1987 rev.) 5. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/decennial/index.html|title=CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING (1790-2000)|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=2012-05-20}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=American FactFinder}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bestplaces.net/people/city/delaware/hockessin|title=Sperling's Best Places: Hockessin, Delaware}} 8. ^{{Cite web|url=https://untappd.com/v/lantana-square-shopping-center/1945612|title=Lantana Square Shopping Center|last=Team|first=The Untappd|website=Untappd|language=en|access-date=2018-08-02}} 9. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.hachealthclub.com/|title=Hockessin Athletic Club|website=Hockessin Athletic Club|language=en|access-date=2018-08-02}} 10. ^{{cite web|title=Approved 2015-16 Elementary Attendance Zones|publisher=Red Clay Consolidated School District|url=https://www.redclayschools.com/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=1183&dataid=1343&FileName=AZ_Elementary_Approved.pdf|accessdate=March 25, 2018}} 11. ^{{cite web|title=Henry B. duPont Middle School Attendance Zone|publisher=Red Clay Consolidated School District|url=https://www.redclayschools.com/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=1183&dataid=3886&FileName=HB_duPont_Sub_2016.pdf|accessdate=March 12, 2018}} 12. ^{{cite web|title=Thomas McKean High School Attendance Zone|publisher=Red Clay Consolidated School District|url=https://www.redclayschools.com/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=1183&dataid=1353&FileName=McKean_Sub_2016.pdf|accessdate=March 12, 2018}} 13. ^{{cite web|title=Alexis I. duPont High School Attendance Zone|publisher=Red Clay Consolidated School District|url=https://www.redclayschools.com/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=1183&dataid=1348&FileName=AIHS_2016.pdf|accessdate=March 12, 2018}} 14. ^{{cite web|title=John Dickinson High School Attendance Zone|publisher=Red Clay Consolidated School District|url=https://www.redclayschools.com/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=1183&dataid=1349&FileName=Dickinson_Sub_2016.pdf|accessdate=March 12, 2018}} 15. ^{{Delaware road map|year=2008}} 16. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.dartfirststate.com/information/routes/index.shtml|title=Routes and Schedules|publisher=DART First State|accessdate=August 16, 2013}} External links{{Portal|Philadelphia|Delaware}}{{Wikivoyage|Hockessin}}
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