Colwyn, Pennsylvania

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Colwyn, Pennsylvania
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Location in Delaware County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
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Colwyn (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°54′47″N75°15′12″W / 39.91306°N 75.25333°W / 39.91306; -75.25333
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
County Delaware
Government
 • MayorMaurice J. Clark Sr.
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.26 sq mi (0.67 km2)
 • Land0.26 sq mi (0.67 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
59 ft (18 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total
2,474
 • Density9,589.15/sq mi (3,695.78/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 610
FIPS code 42-15432
Website www.colwynborough.com

Colwyn is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,546 at the 2010 census. [3]

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Geography

Colwyn is located along the eastern border of Delaware County at 39°54′47″N75°15′12″W / 39.91306°N 75.25333°W / 39.91306; -75.25333 (39.913062, -75.253409), [4] where Darby Creek and Cobbs Creek intersect. It is bordered to the north by the borough of Darby, to the west by Sharon Hill, to the south by Darby Township, and to the east by Philadelphia.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.26 square miles (0.67 km2), all land. [3]

Transportation

Fourth Street in Colwyn 2022-10-24 13 42 28 View south along South Fourth Street at Thatcher Avenue in Colwyn, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.jpg
Fourth Street in Colwyn

As of 2008, there were 3.96 miles (6.37 km) of public roads in Colwyn, all of which were maintained by the borough. [5]

No numbered highways serve Colwyn directly. Fourth Street is the longest street within borough limits.

The Darby station on the SEPTA Wilmington/Newark Line is on Pine Street in Darby, just west of the Colwyn border.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1900 1,226—
1910 1,58429.2%
1920 1,85917.4%
1930 2,06411.0%
1940 2,2026.7%
1950 2,143−2.7%
1960 3,07443.4%
1970 3,1693.1%
1980 2,841−10.4%
1990 2,613−8.0%
2000 2,453−6.1%
2010 2,5463.8%
2020 2,474−2.8%
[6] [2]

As of 2010 census, the racial makeup of the borough was 15.9% White, 80.1% African American, 0.7% Asian, 0.6% from other races, and 2.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.6% of the population. 25.7% of the borough's population was foreign-born, mostly African-born. [7]

Budgetary disarray

The borough government is in financial difficulty[ when? ]. In May 2015, it was declared to be "financially distressed" by the state. With an annual budget of about two million dollars, the borough is more than one million dollars in debt.

The local district attorney has seized[ when? ] financial records, although at least some from 2011, 2012, and 2013 cannot be accounted for. [8]

The local tax rate is very high[ clarification needed ]; press reports[ which? ] indicate it to be five times higher than in richer regional towns. No new buildings have been built in Colwyn since 2007. [9]

Education

William Penn School District serves Colwyn. [10] The district was created in 1972; prior to that year, Colwyn was in the Darby-Colwyn School District. [11]

Notable person

References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Colwyn borough, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  4. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Colwyn Borough map" (PDF). PennDOT. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Census 2020".
  7. ↑ [ dead link ]
  8. ↑ McCabe, Caitlin (May 6, 2015). "It's official: Troubled Delco town 'distressed'". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  9. ↑ McCabe (May 25, 2015). "Colwyn: Can this town be saved?". Philadelphia Daily News. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  10. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Delaware County, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  11. ↑ Hilferty, John (November 5, 1972). "East Lansdowne's Heart Big". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia. pp. 1 N-W, N–W. - Clipping of first and of second page at Newspapers.com.
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