Pike Creek Valley, Delaware

Pike Creek Valley, Delaware
Census-designated place
Location in New Castle County and the state of Delaware.
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Coordinates: 39°44′10″N 75°41′54″W
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	New Castle
Area [1]
• Total	2.87 sq mi (7.44 km^2)
• Land	2.87 sq mi (7.43 km^2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km^2)
Elevation	239 ft (73 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	11,692
• Density	4,072.45/sq mi (1,572.63/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	302
GNIS feature ID	215930[2]

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.^[3]

Education

Most of Pike Creek Valley is in the Christina School District while some is in the Red Clay Consolidated School District.^[4]

The portion in the Christina district is zoned to Etta J. Wilson Elementary School,^[5] Shue/Medill Middle School,^[6] and Newark High School.^[7] Grades 5-6 were previously assigned to Bancroft Intermediate School in Wilmington.^[8]

Zoned elementary schools of the Red Clay section include Heritage Elementary School,^[9] and Linden Hill Elementary School.^[10] All of Pike Creek Valley in Red Clay is zoned to Skyline Middle School.^[11] Most of Pike Creek Valley in Red Clay is zoned to John Dickinson High School,^[12] and a very small segment coincides with McKean High School.^[13]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	11,217		—
2020	11,692		4.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[14]

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
2. "Pike Creek Valley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
3. "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
4. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: New Castle County, DE" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
5. "Suburban Elementary Schools" (PDF). Christina School District. December 29, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 29, 2009. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
   Older map: "Christina School District Suburban Feeder Pattern, Grades 7-8". Christina School District. November 21, 2002. Archived from the original on November 21, 2002. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
6. "Suburban Middle Schools" (PDF). Christina School District. December 29, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 29, 2009. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
   Older map: "Christina School District Suburban Feeder Pattern, Grades 7-8". Christina School District. November 21, 2002. Archived from the original on November 21, 2002. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
7. "Suburban High Schools" (PDF). Christina School District. July 1, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 27, 2011. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
   Earlier map: "Christina School District Suburban Feeder Pattern, Grades 9-12". Christina School District. November 21, 2002. Archived from the original on November 21, 2002. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
8. "Suburban Feeder Pattern, Grades 5-6". Christina School District. August 24, 2003. Archived from the original on August 24, 2003. Retrieved June 24, 2021. - Shows addresses of the intermediate schools
9. "Heritage_2016.pdf" (PDF). Red Clay Consolidated School District. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
10. "Linden_Hill_2016.pdf" (PDF). Red Clay Consolidated School District. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
11. "Skyline_Sub_2016.pdf" (PDF). Red Clay Consolidated School District. Retrieved June 21, 2021. - See also: Wilmington section
12. "Dickinson_Sub_2016.pdf" (PDF). Red Clay Consolidated School District. Retrieved June 21, 2021. - See section of boundary in Wilmington - Compare to school district map.
13. "McKean_Sub_2016.pdf" (PDF). Red Clay Consolidated School District. Retrieved June 21, 2021. - For parts in Wilmington
14. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.