Norwood, Pennsylvania

Norwood, Pennsylvania
Borough
Corner of Winona and Chester

Location in Delaware County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
Norwood
Location of Norwood in Pennsylvania
Norwood
Norwood (the US)
Coordinates: 39°53′18″N 75°17′50″W / 39.88833°N 75.29722°W / 39.88833; -75.29722Coordinates: 39°53′18″N 75°17′50″W / 39.88833°N 75.29722°W / 39.88833; -75.29722
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Delaware
Area[1]
 • Total 0.81 sq mi (2.11 km2)
 • Land 0.78 sq mi (2.01 km2)
 • Water 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2)
Elevation 82 ft (25 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 5,890
 • Estimate (2016)[2] 5,880
 • Density 7,567.57/sq mi (2,921.29/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code 19074
Area code(s) 610 and 484
FIPS code 42-045-55664
FIPS code 42-55664
GNIS feature ID 1182691
Website www.norwoodpa.org

Norwood is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,890 at the 2010 census.[3]

History

The Morton Morton House is located at the confluence of the Muckinipattis Creek and Darby Creek. It was built around 1750 by Morton Morton (1701-1781), the great grandson of Marten Martenson who was a settler in New Sweden in 1654. Morton Morton was a first cousin to John Morton, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.[4] The Morton Morton House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[5]

Geography

Norwood is located in southeastern Delaware County at 39°53′18″N 75°17′50″W / 39.88833°N 75.29722°W / 39.88833; -75.29722 (39.888312, -75.297178).[6] It is bordered to the northeast by Glenolden, to the east by Folcroft, to the south by Tinicum Township, to the west by Prospect Park, and to the west and north by Ridley Township. U.S. Route 13 (Chester Pike) is the main road through the borough, leading northeast 10 miles (16 km) to Center City Philadelphia and southwest 4.5 miles (7.2 km) to Chester.

Norwood is bordered by Darby Creek to the south and the Muckinipattis Creek to the east.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Norwood has a total area of 0.81 square miles (2.1 km2), of which 0.77 square miles (2.0 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2), or 4.54%, is water.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1880194—
19001,286—
19101,66829.7%
19202,35341.1%
19303,87864.8%
19403,9211.1%
19505,24633.8%
19606,72928.3%
19707,2297.4%
19806,647−8.1%
19906,162−7.3%
20005,985−2.9%
20105,890−1.6%
Est. 20165,880[2]−0.2%
Sources:[7][8][9]

As of Census 2010, the racial makeup of the borough was 95.0% White, 1.5% African American, 0.1% Native American, 2.0% Asian, 0.6% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.4% of the population .

As of the census[8] of 2000, there were 5,985 people, 2,286 households, and 1,536 families residing in the borough. The population density was 7,484.3 people per square mile (2,888.5/km²). There were 2,363 housing units at an average density of 2,955.0 per square mile (1,140.4/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.56% White, 1.10% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.70% Asian, 0.18% from other races, and 0.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.74% of the population.

There were 2,286 households, out of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.3% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.26.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 26.3% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $47,043, and the median income for a family was $54,983. Males had a median income of $41,667 versus $28,315 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $20,513. About 4.6% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.5% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.

Transportion

Norwood Station is a SEPTA train station on the Wilmington/Newark Line.

Notable people

  • Bill Foster, former Duke basketball coach
  • Brian Lockman, president and chief executive officer, Pennsylvania Cable Network
  • Jack Myers, author (Knights' Gold, The Delco Files, Row House Days, Row House Blues, and Treasure Kids!)

References

  1. ↑ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Aug 13, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Norwood borough, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Norwood PA Historical Society". www.norwoodpahistorical.org. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  5. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  6. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  7. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  8. 1 2 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  9. ↑ "Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012". Population Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
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