Secane, Pennsylvania

Secane, Pennsylvania
Secane, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
	Secane Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania Secane Secane (the United States)
	Coordinates: 39°54′50″N 75°18′08″W / 39.91389°N 75.30222°W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Delaware
Townships	Upper Darby, Ridley
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	19018
Area code(s)	610 and 484

Secane is an unincorporated community in Ridley Township and Upper Darby Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States.^[1] At its center is retail shopping and a commuter rail station. Immediately surrounding the center are four large garden apartment complexes surrounded by single-family homes. The neighborhood has a curvilinear/cul-de-sac street pattern typical of post-World War II residential development.^[2] It is located in two school districts, Upper Darby and Ridley.

History

Secane is named after a 17th-century Algonquin leader.^[3] In July 1683, William Penn purchased the lands between Chester Creek and the Schuylkill River from the Unami chiefs Secane and Icquoquehan.^[4]^[5]

Secane was the home of the Tully-Secane Country Club. However, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia converted the golf course into Our Lady of Fatima Church.^[6]

Geography

Secane is divided between the municipalities of Ridley Township, and Upper Darby Township, and is often confused with Clifton Heights, since the two communities share the same ZIP code.

The Muckinipattis Creek initiates in Secane and runs south through the community until its confluence with Darby Creek in Tinicum Township.^[7] Secane has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) and average monthly temperatures range from 33.2 °F in January to 78.0 °F in July.^[8] The local hardiness zone is 7a.

Education

Ridley School District serves houses in Ridley Township. Upper Darby School District serves houses in Upper Darby Township.

Our Lady of Angels Regional School in Ridley Township, near Morton, is the area Catholic school. It formed in 2012 from a merger of Our Lady of Fatima in Secane and Ridley Township and Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Ridley Township.^[9]

Demographics

Secane has a population of almost 24,000 people and was farmland before it was developed into a residential area in the 20th century.

Transportation

Three main roads run through the town, Providence Road, South Avenue and Franklin Avenue, which leads to Kedron Avenue (Route 420). Secane station is a stop on the SEPTA Regional Rail Media/Wawa Line, which runs west from Philadelphia to Wawa.^[10] The station was previously a stop on the Pennsylvania Railroad and known as Spring Hill.^[11]

Notable people

Pat Croce, former Philadelphia 76ers owner^[12]
Joe Sestak, retired U.S. Navy officer and congressman

References

^ "Geographic Names Information System". geonames.usgs.gov/. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
^ "Making Secane a Walkable Community" (PDF). www.dvrpc.org. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
^ Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames in the United States. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 428. ISBN 0-8061-3576-X. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
^ Hanna, Charles Augustus (1911). The Wilderness Trail. New York: G.P. Putnams's Sons. p. 97. Retrieved November 4, 2017. secane.
^ Myers, Albert Cook (1970). William Penn's Own Account of the Lenni Lenape or Delaware Indians. Moorestown, NJ: Middle Atlantic Press. p. 25. ISBN 0-912608-13-7. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
^ Silverman, Jeff. "Here today, gone tomorrow - The Philadelphia Area's Lost Golf Courses" (PDF). www.trenhamgolfhistory.org. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
^ "Feature Detail Report for Muckinipattis Creek". www.geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
^ "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State U".
^ "2012 Catholic grade school consolidations/closings". Catholicphilly.com. July 15, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
^ "Secane Station". Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). Retrieved June 13, 2024.
^ Springfield Township, Delaware County. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. 2004. ISBN 9781439629017. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
^ Lyon, Bill (2000). I Feel Great and You Will Too!. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 46. ISBN 0-7432-2213-X. Retrieved November 3, 2017.

[1] "Geographic Names Information System". geonames.usgs.gov/. Retrieved November 3, 2017.

[2] "Making Secane a Walkable Community" (PDF). www.dvrpc.org. Retrieved November 3, 2017.

[3] Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames in the United States. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 428. ISBN 0-8061-3576-X. Retrieved November 3, 2017.

[4] Hanna, Charles Augustus (1911). The Wilderness Trail. New York: G.P. Putnams's Sons. p. 97. Retrieved November 4, 2017. secane.

[5] Myers, Albert Cook (1970). William Penn's Own Account of the Lenni Lenape or Delaware Indians. Moorestown, NJ: Middle Atlantic Press. p. 25. ISBN 0-912608-13-7. Retrieved November 4, 2017.

[6] Silverman, Jeff. "Here today, gone tomorrow - The Philadelphia Area's Lost Golf Courses" (PDF). www.trenhamgolfhistory.org. Retrieved November 4, 2017.

[7] "Feature Detail Report for Muckinipattis Creek". www.geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved November 4, 2017.

[8] "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State U".

[9] "2012 Catholic grade school consolidations/closings". Catholicphilly.com. July 15, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2020.

[10] "Secane Station". Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). Retrieved June 13, 2024.

[11] Springfield Township, Delaware County. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. 2004. ISBN 9781439629017. Retrieved November 4, 2017.

[12] Lyon, Bill (2000). I Feel Great and You Will Too!. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 46. ISBN 0-7432-2213-X. Retrieved November 3, 2017.

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v t e Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania
Founded 1736
Communities	Aronimink Beverly Hills Bywood Drexel Hill Drexel Park Highland Park Llanerch Hills Kellyville Kirklyn Oakview Primos Secane Stonehurst Westbrook Park
Education	Upper Darby SD Upper Darby HS Bonner & Prendergast Catholic HS (merger of Bonner HS & Prendergast HS) Delco CC
Historic sites	Lower Swedish Cabin Collen Brook Farm Tower Theater
Infrastructure	Market–Frankford Line Media–Sharon Hill Line Media/Wawa Line Norristown High Speed Line
Regional rail stations	Primos Secane Fernwood-Yeadon
Trolley/subway stations	69th Street Transportation Center Parkview Fairfield Avenue Walnut Street Avon Road Hilltop Road Beverly Boulevard Congress Avenue Lansdowne Avenue Drexel Park Irvington Road Drexel Hill Junction Garrettford Drexel Manor Marshall Road Creek Road Huey Avenue School Lane Aronimink Anderson Avenue Drexelbrook Drexeline

v t e Municipalities and communities of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States
County seat: Media
City	Chester
Boroughs	Aldan Brookhaven Chester Heights Clifton Heights Collingdale Colwyn Darby East Lansdowne Eddystone Folcroft Glenolden Lansdowne Marcus Hook Media Millbourne Morton Norwood Parkside Prospect Park Ridley Park Rose Valley Rutledge Sharon Hill Swarthmore Trainer Upland Yeadon
Townships	Aston Bethel Chadds Ford Chester Concord Darby Edgmont Haverford Lower Chichester Marple Middletown Nether Providence Newtown Radnor Ridley Springfield Thornbury Tinicum Upper Chichester Upper Darby Upper Providence
CDPs	Ardmore‡ Boothwyn Broomall Bryn Mawr‡ Chadds Ford‡ Cheyney University‡ Dilworthtown‡ Drexel Hill Folsom Haverford College‡ Lima Linwood Rosemont‡ St. Davids Village Green-Green Ridge Villanova‡ Wayne Woodlyn
Other communities	Beaver Valley‡ Booths Corner Bortondale Bowling Green Chelsea Chichester Concordville Crum Lynne Elwyn Feltonville Garden City Garnet Valley Garrett Hill Glen Mills Glen Riddle Gradyville Haverford‡ Havertown Holmes Lenni Llanerch Moylan Painters Crossing Radnor Riddlewood Secane South Media Strafford‡ Thornton Wallingford Wawa Wyola Zebleys Corner
Ghost town	Darling
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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