Pike Creek Valley, Delaware Explained

Official Name:Pike Creek Valley, Delaware
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Mapsize:300px
Pushpin Map:Delaware#USA
Pushpin Label:Pike Creek Valley
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
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:7.44
Area Land Km2:7.43
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:2.87
Area Land Sq Mi:2.87
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:11692
Population Density Km2:1572.63
Population Density Sq Mi:4072.45
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:239
Coordinates:39.7361°N -75.6983°W
Area Code:302
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:215930

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.[2]

Education

Most of Pike Creek Valley is in the Christina School District while some is in the Red Clay Consolidated School District.[3]

The portion in the Christina district is zoned to Etta J. Wilson Elementary School,[4] Shue/Medill Middle School,[5] and Newark High School.[6] Grades 5-6 were previously assigned to Bancroft Intermediate School in Wilmington.[7]

Zoned elementary schools of the Red Clay section include Heritage Elementary School,[8] and Linden Hill Elementary School.[9] All of Pike Creek Valley in Red Clay is zoned to Skyline Middle School.[10] Most of Pike Creek Valley in Red Clay is zoned to John Dickinson High School,[11] and a very small segment coincides with McKean High School.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. October 31, 2021.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. U.S. Census Bureau. 16 April 2011.
  3. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: New Castle County, DE. U.S. Census Bureau. 2021-06-18.
  4. Web site: Suburban Elementary Schools. Christina School District. 2009-12-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20091229043131/http://www.christina.k12.de.us/FeederPattern/Maps/Suburban-ES.pdf. 2021-06-24. 2009-12-29.
    Older map: Web site: Christina School District Suburban Feeder Pattern, Grades 7-8. Christina School District. 2002-11-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20021121185819/http://www.christina.k12.de.us/en2/schools_district/maps/map_78_suburbs.htm. 2021-06-22. 2002-11-21.
  5. Web site: Suburban Middle Schools. Christina School District. 2009-12-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20091229043205/http://www.christina.k12.de.us/FeederPattern/Maps/Suburban-MS.pdf. 2021-06-24. 2009-12-29.
    Older map: Web site: Christina School District Suburban Feeder Pattern, Grades 7-8. Christina School District. 2002-11-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20021121185819/http://www.christina.k12.de.us/en2/schools_district/maps/map_78_suburbs.htm. 2021-06-22. 2002-11-21.
  6. Web site: Suburban High Schools. Christina School District. 2008-07-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20110627030038/http://www.christina.k12.de.us/FeederPattern/Maps/Suburban-HS.pdf. 2021-06-22. 2011-06-27.
    Earlier map: Web site: Christina School District Suburban Feeder Pattern, Grades 9-12. Christina School District. 2002-11-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20021121183956/http://www.christina.k12.de.us/en2/schools_district/maps/map_912_suburbs.htm. 2021-06-22. 2002-11-21.
  7. Web site: Suburban Feeder Pattern, Grades 5-6. Christina School District. 2003-08-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20030824093310/http://www.christina.k12.de.us/en2/schools_district/intermediate_schools.htm. 2021-06-24. 2003-08-24. - Shows addresses of the intermediate schools
  8. Web site: Heritage_2016.pdf. Red Clay Consolidated School District. 2021-06-21.
  9. Web site: Linden_Hill_2016.pdf. Red Clay Consolidated School District. 2021-06-21.
  10. Web site: Skyline_Sub_2016.pdf. Red Clay Consolidated School District. 2021-06-21. - See also: Wilmington section
  11. Web site: Dickinson_Sub_2016.pdf. Red Clay Consolidated School District. 2021-06-21. - See section of boundary in Wilmington - Compare to school district map.
  12. Web site: McKean_Sub_2016.pdf. Red Clay Consolidated School District. 2021-06-21. - For parts in Wilmington