Lima, Pennsylvania
| Lima, Pennsylvania | |
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 Middletown Friends School
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Delaware |
| Township | Middletown |
| Elevation | 348 ft (106.1 m) |
| Coordinates | 39°54′59″N 75°26′31″W / 39.91639°N 75.44194°WCoordinates: 39°54′59″N 75°26′31″W / 39.91639°N 75.44194°W |
| Area | 1.5 sq mi (3.9 km2) |
| - land | 1.5 sq mi (4 km2) |
| - water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2), 0% |
| Population | 2,735 (2010) |
| Density | 1,861.1/sq mi (718.6/km2) |
| Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 19037 |
| Area code | 610 and 484 |
| FIPS code | 42-43272 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1179346 |
 Location in Delaware County and the state of Pennsylvania
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Lima is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,735 at the 2010 census, down from 3,225 at the 2000 census. It is pronounced "LYE-ma."
The John J. Tyler Arboretum was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
Lima is located in northern Middletown Township at 39°54′59″N 75°26′31″W / 39.91639°N 75.44194°W (39.916523, -75.441902). It is 3 miles (5 km) west of Media, the Delaware County seat. U.S. Route 1 (Baltimore Pike) forms the southern edge of the CDP and leads northeast 16 miles (26 km) into Philadelphia.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Lima CDP has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.8 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,225 people, 978 households, and 400 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,221.7 people per square mile (858.7/km²). There were 1,003 housing units at an average density of 691.0/sq mi (267.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.23% White, 4.53% African American, 0.03% Native American, 0.99% Asian, and 0.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.31% of the population.
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