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Malvern is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States.
The population was 3,059 at the 2000 census.
History
Malvern is the site of the Paoli Massacre during the American
Revolutionary War.
Named after The Malvern Hills, close to the Welsh border in England,
Malvern was originally settled by Welsh Settlers in the 1600s. William
Penn Sold them the land for 10 cents an acre, along with the rest of the
land on the Welsh tract, or the Main Line. Malvern was incorporated as a
borough in 1889, from portions of Willistown Township.
Malvern is the last stop of the original Main Line railroad into
Philadelphia, PA. Today, the railroad has expanded several more stations
west of Malvern, but none are associated with the Main Line, and Malvern
is still considered the end of the Main Line.
Present Day
Malvern, like many other of the Philadelphia suburbs surrounding it, has
been under heavy development since about 2002, shortly after United
States housing bubble had taken affect elsewhere in the country. Several
new housing developments, consisting mainly of McMansions, have resulted
in increased overcrowding of the main line suburb. Efforts have been
made since the late 1990s to urge local politicians and legislature to
implement a construction moratorium that would prevent developers from
being able to build in Malvern. However, no such moratorium has yet been
established.
Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 3,059 people, 1,361 households,
and 793 families residing in the borough. The population density was
944.9/km� (2,444.6/mi�). There were 1,419 housing units at an average
density of 438.3/km� (1,134.0/mi�). The racial makeup of the borough was
91.11% White, 3.82% African American, 0.20% Native American, 3.24%
Asian, 0.26% from other races, and 1.37% from two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.54% of the population.
There were 1,361 households out of which 23.4% had children under the
age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were married couples living together,
8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.7% were
non-families. 34.2% of all households were made up of individuals and
9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The
average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.92.
In the borough the population was spread out with 20.1% under the age of
18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 37.0% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and
14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years.
For every 100 females there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age
18 and over, there were 87.4 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $62,308, and the
median income for a family was $79,145. Males had a median income of
$45,281 versus $39,129 for females. The per capita income for the
borough was $35,477. About 0.9% of families and 2.7% of the population
were below the poverty line, including 3.8% of those under age 18 and
3.2% of those age 65 or over.
Points of interest
* Swiss Pines
* Malvern Memorial Grounds
* Malvern Prep
* Duffy's Cut
* Paoli Massacre
* Annual Malvern Firefighters Fair
* Immaculata University
* Great Valley Corporate Center