Lower North Philadelphia

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Lower North Philadelphia
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Lower North Philadelphia at Montgomery Avenue and 18th Street
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Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States of America
State Flag of Pennsylvania.svg  Pennsylvania
County Flag of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.svg Philadelphia
City Flag of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.svg Philadelphia
Area
  Total
2.3 sq mi (6 km2)
Population
 (2010)
  Total
59,250
  Density14,736/sq mi (5,690/km2)
ZIP code
19121, 19122, 19123, 19130, 19133

Lower North Philadelphia is a section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that is immediately north of Center City and below Upper North Philadelphia and can be described as a section of Philadelphia that was designated as a "Model City" target, that has overcome poverty and blight through key developments and a recipient of a federal funded program in 1966 to improve the neighborhood and extend the Center City district north of City Hall. [1] It also contains the Lower North Philadelphia Speculative Housing Historic District along Cecil B. Moore Avenue.

Lower North Philadelphia consists of the Brewerytown, Cecil B. Moore, Cabot, Fairhill, Francisville, Hartranft, Ludlow, North Central, Poplar, Sharswood, Spring Garden, South Lehigh, Stanton, Strawberry Mansion, Yorktown, Fairmount and Northern Liberties neighborhoods.

Demographics

The demographics of Lower North Philadelphia shows that the area has a population density of 14,736 people per mile with an average household size of 3 and 30% of households had children. There is an 18% annual residential turnover rate with 42% of residents staying for more than 5 years, with an average of 5 years of residency. [2]

References

  1. Carolyn Teich Adams (November 2, 1988). The Politics of Capital Investment: The Case of Philadelphia. ISBN   9780887068485.
  2. "Lower North Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA Real Estate Demographics". Archived from the original on July 24, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2013.

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