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Population (year 2000): 1,124. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,091 (-2.9% change)
Males: 517 (46.0%), Females: 607 (54.0%)
Lancaster County
Zip code:
17509
Median resident age: 39.8 years
Median household income: $48,333 (year 2000)
Median house value: $103,500 (year 2000)
Races in Christiana:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.4%)
- Hispanic (4.0%)
- Black (1.9%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (27.6%), Irish (16.9%),
English (12.7%), United States (6.2%), Italian (4.4%), Dutch
(3.6%).
Elevation: 494 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Christiana
- High school or higher: 78.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
- Unemployed: 3.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Christiana borough
- Never married: 20.6%
- Now married: 63.3%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 8.2%
- Divorced: 6.8%
3.7% Foreign born (2.9% Latin America, 0.8%
Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +72 (+6.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Christiana:
- BRANDYWINE HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; COATESVILLE,
PA)
- SOUTHERN CHESTER COUNTY MED CENTER (about 15 miles;
WEST GROVE, PA)
- EPHRATA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; EPHRATA,
PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Christiana:
- LANCASTER (about 23 miles; LANCASTER, PA; ID: LNS)
- READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 29
miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
- NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 34 miles; WILMINGTON, DE;
ID: ILG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Christiana:
- CHESTER COUNTY G O CARLSON (about 11 miles;
COATESVILLE, PA; ID: 40N)
- SMOKETOWN (about 16 miles; SMOKETOWN, PA; ID: Q08)
- MORGANTOWN (about 17 miles; MORGANTOWN, PA; ID: O03)
Amtrak stations near Christiana:
- 6 miles: PARKESBURG (WEST 1ST & S. CULVERT STS.).
Services: public payphones, free short-term parking.
- 13 miles: COATESVILLE (3RD AVE. & FLEETWOOD ST.).
Services: public payphones, free short-term parking,
call for car rental service, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Christiana:
- MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 26
miles; MILLERSVILLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,384)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS
(about 27 miles; READING, PA; FT enrollment: 2,003)
- WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 28
miles; WEST CHESTER, PA; FT enrollment: 10,419)
- DELAWARE TECHNICAL & COMM COLL-STANTON-WILMINGTON
(about 30 miles; NEWARK, DE; FT enrollment: 3,817)
- IMMACULATA COLLEGE (about 31 miles; IMMACULATA, PA;
FT enrollment: 2,042)
- WILMINGTON COLLEGE (about 35 miles; NEW CASTLE, DE;
FT enrollment: 3,087)
- HARFORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; BEL AIR,
MD; FT enrollment: 2,646)
Public primary/middle school in Christiana:
- BART-COLERAIN EL SCH (Students: 238; Grades:
KG - 05)
Biggest private primary/middle schools in Christiana:
- BARTVILLE AMISH SCHOOL (Students: 38;
Location: 115 ROSEDALE RD; Grades: 1 - 9)
- VALLEY RD SCHOOL (Students: 34; Location: 196
CHRISTIANA PK; Grades: 1 - 8)
- BRICK AMISH SCHOOL (Students: 33; Grades: 1 -
8)
- COOPERVILLE AMISH SCHOOL (Students: 32;
Location: 119 A LOWER VALLEY RD; Grades: 1 - 8)
- RYNEAR ROAD SCHOOL (Students: 30; Location:
1167 BARTVILLE RD; Grades: 1 - 9)
- FISHERS AMISH SCHOOL (Students: 30; Location:
MAPLE SHADE RD; Grades: 1 - 9)
- BELL SCHOOL (Students: 29; Grades: 1 - 8)
- PINE CREST AMISH SCHOOL (Students: 29;
Grades: 1 - 8)
- MORRIS HILL SCHOOL (Students: 27; Location:
69 LANCASTER AVENUE; Grades: 1 - 8)
- CHESTNUT HILL AMISH (Students: 24; Location:
130 SCHOOL HOUSE RD; Grades: 1 - 9)
Library in Christiana:
- MOORES MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income:
$33,356; Location: 326 N BRIDGE ST; 9,241 books; 82
audio materials; 358 video materials; 48 serial
subscriptions)
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