Broomall, Pennsylvania
census designated place in Pennsylvania, United States
Broomall is a census-designated place (CDP) in Marple Township, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 10,789 at the 2010 census.
History
This crossroads community was renamed for the post office established to honor John Martin Broomall, a 19th-century U.S. congressman, Electoral College member (at Ulysses S. Grant's 1872 presidential election), and Chester Gas Company president from Upper Chichester Township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
Broomall is home to the biotechnology company Drummond Scientific Company. Drummond's Pipet-Aid pipette controller, released in 1972, improved accuracy and pipetting capabilities in laboratories.
The Thomas Massey House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Geography
Broomall is located in northeastern Delaware County at 39°58′18″N 75°21′17″W (39.971561, −75.354674). It is in the eastern part of Marple Township and is bordered to the east by Darby Creek and to the north by Pennsylvania Route 3 (West Chester Pike). Pennsylvania Route 320 (Sproul Road) is the main north–south road in the community. Broomall is 10 miles (16 km) west of Center City Philadelphia.
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