Ardencroft is provided by New Castle County. Trash and recycling collection in Ardencroft is provided by Waste Management. Government Ardencroft, along with Arden and Ardentown, uses the town meeting form of government. These are the only three municipalities in the Mid-Atlantic States that use this form of government. Education Ardencroft is in the Brandywine School District. The private K–8 school Wilmington Montessori School is partially in Ardencroft. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 267 people, 112 households, and 74 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 115 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 80.52% white, 12.36% African American, 5.99% Asian, and 1.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.75% of the population. There were 112 households, out of which 23.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.91. In the village, the population was spread out, with 19.1% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 36.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males. The median income for a household in the village was $56,875, and the median income for a family was $73,125. Males had a median income of $47,708 versus $29,688 for females. The per capita income for the village was $30,480. About 2.9% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.0% of those under the age of eighteen and 7.7% of those 65 or over. References Villages in Delaware Villages in New Castle County, Delaware Georgist communities Utopian communities in the United States