Olney-Oak Lane, Philadelphia

Olney-Oak Lane, Philadelphia, is a section of Philadelphia that is immediately north of Upper North Philadelphia and south of Cheltenham. It is an area that consists of the now defunct township that was called "Bristol Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania". The section is often included as part of North Philadelphia by city government agencies,[1] though locally it is often referred to as "Uptown," along with the Germantown-Chestnut Hill section.

Olney-Oak Lane
Map of Philadelphia, with Olney-Oak Lane at top of highlighted area (click for larger image)
Country United States of America
State Pennsylvania
County Philadelphia
City Philadelphia
Population
 (2010)
  Total168,770
ZIP code
  • 19120
  • 19126
  • 19138
  • 19141
  • 19150

The section includes the neighborhoods of East Oak Lane and West Oak Lane, Feltonville, Fern Rock, Koreatown, Logan, Ogontz, Cedarbrook and Olney.

Demographics

As of 2010, the Olney-Oak Lane section of Philadelphia had a population of 168,770, with 76,576 males, 92,195 females and a median age of 33.[2]

Racial demographics:[3][4]

  • Non-Hispanic Black: 94,679 (56.1%)
  • Hispanic or Latino of any race: 40,336 (23.9%)
  • Non-Hispanic White: 15,526 (9.2%)
  • Asian: 12,320 (7.3%)
  • Mixed or Other: 5,906 (3.5%)

See also

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-10-27. Retrieved 2014-10-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Olney - Oak Lane, Philadelphia, PA".
  3. "Factfinder at census.gov". Archived from the original on 2011-12-01. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  4. "2010 Census". Medgar Evers College. Archived from the original on 2010-06-11. Retrieved 2010-04-13.

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