Ardentown is a village in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. According to the 2010 Census, the population of the village is 264. Ardentown was founded by Donald Stephens in 1922 as an outgrowth of Arden with a conceptual lifestyle based on Henry George's Single tax movement and William Morris’s Arts and Crafts principles. "Don" Stephens is the son of Arden's founder Frank Stephens. Geography Ardentown is located at (39.8084460, –75.4829752). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. Infrastructure Transportation No state highways directly serve Ardentown. Delaware Route 3 runs southwest-northeast to the west of Ardentown as Marsh Road, heading south toward Wilmington and north toward Delaware Route 92 west of Claymont. Harvey Road runs northwest-southeast along the southwestern border of Ardentown and leads southeast to a partial interchange with Interstate 95, which has access to southbound I-95 toward Wilmington and access from northbound I-95 coming from Wilmington, and to U.S. Route 13 Business, southwest of Claymont. DART First State provides bus service to Ardentown along Route 11, which heads south via DE 3 and Washington Street to the Wilmington station serving Amtrak and SEPTA Regional Rail's Wilmington/Newark Line. Utilities Delmarva Power, a subsidiary of Exelon, provides electricity and natural gas to Ardentown. Suez Delaware, a subsidiary of Suez North America, provides water to Ardentown. Sewer service in Ardentown is provided by New Castle County. Trash and recycling collection in Ardentown is provided by Waste Management. Education It is in the Brandywine School District. Demographics At the 2000 census there were 300 people, 136 households, and 82 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 141 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 93.67% White, 1.00% African American, 4.33% Asian, and 1.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.33%. Of the 136 households 20.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.0% were non-families. 30.9% of households were one person and 8.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.57. The age distribution was 15.0% under the age of 18, 2.3% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 34.3%