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is a census-designated place (CDP) in Delaware and Montgomery counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The community of Ardmore is a suburb in the west side of Philadelphia, primarily within Lower Merion Township in Montgomery County; a smaller portion of the community is the area of
in adjacent Haverford Township in Delaware County. The population was 12,616 at the 2000 census. Originally named
in 1853, the community was renamed Ardmore in 1873 by the Pennsylvania Railroad on which it is a station (MP 8.5) on the Main Line.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km²).
Ardmore is adjacent to Wynnewood and Haverford. Residents from South Ardmore and Wynnewood cooperate as the
. The
represents residents of North Ardmore and Wynnewood north of Montgomery Avenue.
, which is partly in Ardmore and partly in Wynnewood. Suburban Square, the second oldest shopping mall in the U.S., is located adjacent to the Ardmore train station.