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Coordinates: 39°54′03″N, 75°19′39″W

Borough of Rutledge
Borough
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Delaware
Area	0.1 mi² (0.3 km²)
- land	0.1 mi² (0.3 km²)
- water	0.0 mi² (0 km²), 0%
Center
- coordinates	39°54′03″N, 75°19′39″W
- elevation	128 ft (39 m)
Population	860 (2000)
Density	6,410.8 /mi² (2,475.2 /km²)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code	610
Location of Rutledge in Pennsylvania
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
Website : http://www.rutledge19070.org

Rutledge is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 860 at the 2000 census.

Students living in Rutledge attend school in the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District.

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2.1 Adjacent Municipality 3 Education System 4 Demographics 5 External links

Founded on 91-acres of land purchased in 1885 from Judge Sketchley of Morton, Pennsylvania. Seceded from Ridley Township, Pennsylvania on 1887 June 08.

Rutledge is located at 39°54′3″N, 75°19′39″W (39.900812, -75.327404)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²), all land.

Rutledge is completely surrounded by Ridley Township, Delaware County.

Rutledge lies within the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District (W-SSD). School-age children within the public education system attend the Kids' Place for kindergarten, Swarthmore Rutlege School (SRS) for grades 1-5, Strath Haven Middle School (SHMS) for grades 6-8, and Strath Haven High School (SHHS) for grades 9-12.

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 860 people, 297 households, and 217 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,554.2/km² (6,410.8/mi²). There were 305 housing units at an average density of 905.9/km² (2,273.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 96.51% White, 1.63% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.93% Asian, and 0.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.05% of the population.

There were 297 households out of which 40.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.3% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were non-families. 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.44.

In the borough the population was spread out with 30.3% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $60,972, and the median income for a family was $70,333. Males had a median income of $46,500 versus $33,281 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $21,800. About 4.1% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 12.1% of those age 65 or over.

• Borough of Rutledge