Lower North Philadelphia Explained

Settlement Type:Neighborhood of Philadelphia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Type3:City
Subdivision Name2: Philadelphia
Subdivision Name3: Philadelphia
Unit Pref:US
Area Total Sq Mi:2.3
Population Total:59,250
Population As Of:2010
Population Density Sq Mi:14736
Postal 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

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Notes and References

  1. Book: The Politics of Capital Investment: The Case of Philadelphia. Carolyn Teich Adams. 2 November 1988. 9780887068485.
  2. Web site: Lower North Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA Real Estate Demographics. 2013-07-24. https://archive.today/20130724045115/http://www.prufoxroach.com/Community/PA/PHILADELPHIA/Lower_North_Philadelphia/Demographics/. 2013-07-24. dead.