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Ardmore is a census-designated place (CDP) in Delaware and Montgomery counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The population was 12,455 at the 2010 census. The community of Ardmore is a suburb on the west side of Philadelphia, within Lower Merion Township in Montgomery County; and Haverford Township in Delaware County. Originally named Athensville in 1853, the community and its railroad station were renamed Ardmore in 1873 by the Pennsylvania Railroad, on whose "Main Line", west out of Philadelphia, Ardmore sits at Milepost 8.5. ==Geography== Ardmore is located at (40.001411, −75.295180). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of . Ardmore is adjacent to Wynnewood (east), Haverford (west), Gladwyne (north), and Havertown (southwest). Residents from South East Ardmore and Wynnewood cooperate as the ''ArdWood Civic Association''. The Ardmore Progressive Civic Association serves the historically Black section of Ardmore bordered by ArdWood Civic Association, Haverford College, Montgomery Avenue, and the Montgomery/Delaware County line. The ''North Ardmore Civic Association'' represents residents of North Ardmore and Wynnewood north of Montgomery Avenue. And the ''South Ardmore Betterment Alliance'' is a community group in the southern (Haverford Township) portion of Ardmore which organizes various community activities.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.lowermerion.org/index.aspx?page=565 )〕 Ardmore's train station is served by SEPTA Regional Rail's Paoli/Thorndale Line (commuter) and Amtrak (intercity) passenger trains. Residents and visitors enjoy several recreation areas, including South Ardmore Park, which is located in neighboring Wynnewood, though many mistake it for Ardmore. Suburban Square, opened in 1928 as one of the earliest shopping centers in the United States, is located adjacent to the Ardmore train station.〔Jones, Dick, ed. ''The First Three Hundred: The Amazing and Rich History of Lower Merion.'' Ardmore: Lower Merion Historical Society, 2001.〕 Ardmore contains the nation's first suburban branch of a major department store, the former Strawbridge and Clothier which opened there in 1930;〔''Ibid.''〕 the former Suburban movie theater—now American Eagle Outfitters; the newly relocated Ardmore Farmer's Market; an Apple Store, and the usual selection of mall shops. Other landmarks within the Ardmore Progressive Civic Association borders include the Ardmore Post Office and Ardmore Public Library on South Ardmore Avenue; the Ardmore Ice Skating Club on Greenfield Avenue; a public swimming pool; lighted tennis/basketball courts; the community center known as "The Shack"; and two senior housing projects.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.lowermerion.org/Index.aspx?page=686 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.ardmoreprogressive.org/index.html )〕 Two sites, located in the Haverford Township section of Ardmore, The Merion Golf Club East Course and Pont Reading are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ardmore, Pennsylvania」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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