The upgrades to campus were impressive. Professional, scientific, and technical services, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders. The houses melded the suburban principles of front porches and greenspace with the urban rowhouse form, producing profitable, yet desirable, middle-class suburban housing. In 1850, it was destroyed by fire. In addition, one of Philadelphia's six streetcar lines, the Route 10 Green Line, transports commuters and students daily along Lancaster Avenue from 36th and Ludlow streets to 63rd and Malvern Avenue in Wynnefield. University Archives staff members Mary D. McConaghy and Michael L. Ellerson gathered these statistical tables from the professional version of Social Explorerthen edited them for use here. Asian and Hispanic residents may identify with one of the more specific subcategories. In the following decade, farther to the east, general violence continued to rise, as it did in the rest of the country. Unlike the omnibuses, the streetcars were on rails that provided faster and more efficient travel. The western portion of the neighborhood was once home to some of the most expensive real estate in the country (and much striking Victorian-era architecture remains). 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New routes into the city aided this movement too, like the Chestnut Street bridge completed in 1866. 99-146. Arrivals from East Asia and Latin America, mainly Dominicans, Puerto Ricans, and Mexicans, have given the area small Hispanic and Asian American populations. For a complete list of the variables and breakdowns of data available, consult the professional version of Social Explorer available from the University of Pennsylvania Libraries and other institutional subscribers. After years of neighbor complaints regarding the group loudly broadcasting political messages and neglecting its children, MOVE was ordered to leave the property. The houses in this grouping are primarily three-story Italianate buildings, linked by material, decorative detail, and form. miles) 13.6 : Sex : Total Population: 275,579 : Male: 128,893: 46.8% Some estimates presented here come from sample data, and thus have sampling errors that may render some apparent differences between geographies statistically indistinguishable. CLOSE. A major wagon route, Lancaster Pike, ran through the area, and in 1805 the first permanent bridge was built over the Schuylkill at Market Street. This process accelerated with the full extension of the Market-Frankford line in 1907, which boosted settlement, including that of immigrant and Black laborers living close to the line. On Chestnut Street, Drexel Universitys WKDU regularly welcomed local talent into its studio for live events, as did WPEN, which lent its studio to college broadcasters. Today many parts of West Philadelphia retain the character of those early streetcar suburbs. With the exception of Market Street, these streets can be regarded as being "named after" the streets in West Philadelphia, not continuations, as they are cut off by the park. Documentationon the census data and variables is available onSocial Explorer. By the early twenty-first century West Philadelphia was about as populous as it had been in 1910, having lost more than a hundred thousand residents after 1950. The community has a fair number of Afro-Caribbean/Caribbean American residents, from the Jamaica, Haiti, Barbados, and other areas of the West Indies, as well as a growing number of African immigrants. As West Philadelphias population climbed in the 1920s to the point that would have ranked it the nineteenth most-populous city in the United States, ambitions for the area soared. The decline of the neighborhoods after World War II allowed many of these old homes to be preserved by neglect as they were not under the pressures of more central neighborhoods to develop during the urban renewal movement of the mid-twentieth century. In recent years, parts of West Philadelphia have undergone "Penntrification," a term that reflects the University of Pennsylvania's role in gentrification of the neighborhood; including a campaign to rename part of the area University City (the designation now appears on maps as well as public street signs and government listings). Penn also competed with other parts of the city for urban renewal funds (much of the money allocated within West Philadelphia went to the universitys ends). The Woodlands mansion and cemetery continue to operate today. The land also houses over 750 historic plants and trees, some grown from seeds brought to Philadelphia by the 1804 Lewis and Clark expedition. Starting at $1,020 USD /mo. Streetcar suburbs blossomed throughout the Philadelphia area in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, as streetcar lines radiating from the city's heart allowed people to move further into its fringes. Median household income provides the best measure of the budget of the typical family or other non-family household. Measuring America's People, Places, and Economy. Founded in 1897, the Commercial Museum promoted the merits of international trade. 30 Years Later, I'm Still Trying To Make Sense Of The MOVE Bombing (National Public Radio), PhilaPlace: Association of Islamic Charitable Projects (AICP) An Interview with Linda Hauber (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). [citation needed], The nation's oldest zoological garden, the Philadelphia Zoo, has exhibitions and educational programs. Additionally, 6.11% of the population is represented by non-citizens. Another major transit link in West Philadelphia are the five Subway Surface Lines, often called the Green Lines for their representation on SEPTA route maps. As of 2010, there were 24,608 people of West Indian ancestry living in Philadelphia, representing about 1.6 percent of the city, the vast majority of which are Haitians and Jamaicans. Most of the houses in West Philadelphia are row houses, although there are areas of semi-detached and detached houses. Promise Zones are advertised as entities organized to "leverage federal resources to increase economic activity and opportunity, create jobs, improve education and reduce violent crime. Population : 275,579 : Population Density (per sq. Methodology: A reinforced, bunkerlike structure built on the roof supported this belief. By the 1940s, the new area of settlement stretched from the river out to Fifty-Ninth Street and housed about forty-four thousand African Americans, from poor and working class by the water to the Black elite in the northwestern neighborhoods closest to the Main Line. Penn also invested in local public schools, founding the Sadie Alexander School, for pre-K through eighth grade. City officials found these species much more tolerant of the urban environment and resistant to disease. [3] One of the major retail strips in West Philadelphia, it is lined with shops and restaurants through to 64th Street in the Wynnefield neighborhood. Philadelphia police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 44-year-old man in Germantown. On the morning of August 8, 1978, Mayor Frank Rizzo ordered police to enter the property by force. Miller, Rogerand Joseph Siry. The least populous of the compared neighborhoods has a population of 11,228. ofGreaterPhiladelphia. Check out how our partner Point2 can help you generate more leads by making your listings and profile stand out. Most residents of West Philadelphia are U.S.-born citizens (88.93%) with a minority of non-U.S. citizens (6.25%) and an even smaller percentage of U.S. foreign-born citizens (4.82%). West Philadelphia's population expanded in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, thanks in large part to horsecars, then streetcars, and Schuylkill River bridges that allowed middle-class breadwinners to commute into the Central Business District a few miles to the east. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2015. The most comprehensive, authoritative reference source ever created for the Philadelphia region. U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Philadelphia city, Pennsylvania QuickFacts Table (a) Includes persons reporting only one race (c) Economic Census - Puerto Rico data are not comparable to U.S. Economic Census data (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories Second, the questions asked by census takers usually vary from one census year to the next. This gradual elevation makes the skyline of Center City visible from many points in West Philadelphia. As of early 2017, large proposed developments in West Philadelphia include the 30th Street Station District and Schuylkill Yards. It holds the graves of many famous Philadelphians. The North Philadelphia neighborhood, which straddles Germantown Avenue just west of Broad Street and Erie Avenue, has seen its population rise 4 percent (above the city's 1 percent increase), its housing prices rose 11 percent again above the citywide average. Follow The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia on Instagram The NBC drama American Dreams is set in West Philadelphia in the mid-1960s. A gunfight ensued and in the end, police officer James Ramp was dead and nine MOVE members, including Delbert Africa, shown here, were arrested. By sending this Report you agree to NeighborhoodScout's, Real Estate in Popular Philadelphia Neighborhoods. "Match Any Neighborhood" calculates the Match Level of one neighborhood to another using more than 200 characteristics of each neighborhood. Most recently many of these retail districts with the exception of 52nd Street have been converted to largely residential areas. It was not until 1805 that the first bridge was constructed spanning the Schuylkill River at what is now Market Street. Here, middle neighborhoods are places like East Mt. The Philadelphia College of Pharmacy (now USciences) was the nation's first pharmacy college. One of the aggravating factors in this change has been the recent reconstruction of the EL which, due to detours of the "number streets" or numbered northsouth thoroughfares and closure of large portions of Market Street, have led to many remaining businesses failing. Estimates are not comparable to other geographic levels due to methodology differences that may exist between different data sources. It is situated directly across the Schuylkill River from Center City . To accommodate the bourgeoning population, in 1844 Hamiltonville, Mantua, and Powelton joined together to incorporate as the borough of West Philadelphia, before being brought into the city proper with the consolidation of 1854. More than half the world's population . Its western majority African American neighborhoods were declining in population and median income. Social Explorer was created by a group of New York demographers to provide online access to U.S. socioeconomic data from a variety of sources, including the United States Census. With other anchor institutions in the area, it supported development of the University City District to provide further amenities. First, census tracts may vary from census year to census year, both with regards to boundaries and numbering. Then in the 1870s the University of Pennsylvania left its cramped center city location for West Philadelphia, a move with enormous effect on the development of surrounding neighborhoods, especially during the second half of the twentieth century. The Darby Road also ran up to this point, granting access to communities like Chester farther down the Delaware River. The police department made matters worse by becoming the first U.S. law enforcement institution to bomb its own city. The group refused to leave and a year-long blockade followed. Philadelphia's connections to the Pacific World are as old as the city itself, including early participation in the China Trade and the first Japanese gardens in the United States at the Centennial Exhibition. Hospitals and academic medical centers have played a central role in the economies of many major U.S. cities, including Philadelphia. The demographic statistics for this exhibit have been compiled from Social Explorer by the staff of the University Archives of the University of Pennsylvania. Satterlee Hospital, one of the largest Union Army hospitals of the Civil War, operated from 1862 to 1865; part of its grounds are now the northern section of Clark Park. There are more white people in the northwest areas of the city. Over twenty-five hundred residents were displaced and the neighborhood was razed. Much of West Philadelphias housing stock was built on speculation during the nineteenth century, when revolutions in transportation allowed wealthier citizens to live outside of the crowded city center but still commute in for work. The intersection of 52nd Street and Market Street in West Philadelphia was listed number eight in a 2007 list of the city's top ten recreational drug corners according to an article by Philadelphia Weekly reporter Steve Volk. The majority race in Philadelphia overall is white at 62.2% of residents. The numbering pattern is mixed; someone traveling along Market Street into Upper Darby would cross 62nd Street, then Cobbs Creek Parkway/63rd St, then several named streets until finally arriving at 69th Street, skipping 6468. West Philadelphia was also the home of American Bandstand, the popular dance show that launched the career of host Dick Clark and turned some local high school students into teen idols. Date(s) & Update Frequency: Beginning in 1801, the university occupied the Presidents House, a building constructed on Ninth and Market Streets in the hopes that George Washington would reside there during his presidency, but it was never used for this purpose. The Black population swelled again during World War II, breaking West Philadelphias racial boundaries by moving south of Market Street and west of Fifty-Ninth Street. In 1923 the Philadelphia Bulletin estimated that at least half the population of the district commuted in to center city every day. Users should exercise caution when comparing 2017-2021 ACS 5-year estimates to other ACS estimates. For the first time in West Philadelphia, houses had garages. Chinese and Koreans, were living in the Oxford Circle/Castor section of lower Northeast Philadelphia (ZIP code 19149), West Philadelphia (19104), and Chinatown (19106 . In 1900 West Philadelphia had 148,548 residents, in 1910 the number grew to 247,928, and by 1920 there were 359,601. The area's public schools are operated by the School District of Philadelphia. Etienne, Harley F. Pushing Back the Gates: Neighborhood Perspectives on University-Driven Revitalization in West Philadelphia. Police bombarded the home with water cannons and teargas, and the sides exchanged gunfire. As a consequence, large swaths of the area became deteriorated and underpopulated, despite a vibrant Black political and cultural scene and, in the twenty-first century, a resurgent higher education and medical cluster. Much of the vacancy and crime that blighted West Philadelphia could be found in these areas, which were still cut off from legitimate employment and capital markets. In West Philadelphia, this incorporated the West Philadelphia and Belmont districts as well as Blockley and Kingsessing Townships into the city. Rows of Queen Anne and Colonial Revival style houses were built much further from the city center in neighborhoods like Cedar Park and Kingsessing and commercial corridors developed down streets like Baltimore Avenue and Fifty-Second Street. Hampton Demographics. Originally, Philadelphia city extended only from the Delaware River west to the Schuylkill River and from Vine Street to South Street. After generating area maps from Google Maps,they added census boundaries and census tract labels as needed. A series of wooden and iron bridges were constructed to replace it until the modern-era span was completed in 1932. These include five of Philadelphia's remaining six streetcar lines. The NeighborhoodScout search engine is covered under US Patents No. Data Tool U.S. and World Population Clock See U.S. population by date, region, age and sex, and the top 10 areas by people and density. The map below highlights areas of . The Cynwyd Line is a limited-service express line from Center City to the Bala Cynwyd neighborhood of Lower Merion Township. Using interactive maps and data reports, Social Explorer makes available detailed information from the United States Census, beginning with the first census of 1790 and continuing to the present. The university was not the only force at work; its efforts were aided by a nationwide decline in crime and marginal increase in the desire for urban living among a segment of the professional classes. White 1 Hispanic 2 Black Asian Mixed 1 Other 1 -42.4% 35.3% 77.7% +6.3% 12.4% 6.12% +31.8% 42.9% 11.0% +3.8% 6.90% 3.14% +0.3% 2.05% 1.71% +0.2% 0.53% 0.28% 1 non-Hispanic 2 excluding black and Asian Hispanics Relative Ethno-Racial Composition by Age #3 Many young professionals and families have moved into the area. The Wynnefield neighborhood is a location frequently used by photographers and organizers of civic events. Public sector employment in city government and the school district offered a wide range of employment opportunities for Black workers, from professional positions as managers and teachers to jobs that required less formal education, like sanitation and transportation. By 1950, West Philadelphia had lost a quarter of its Irish-American and 11 percent of its Italian-American population, while the African American population increased by 72 percent. Although this part of the region witnessed small settlements of Lenape and Swedes who established Lutheran churches and log cabins on the west side of the Schuylkill, it was not included in the original plan of Philadelphia. 2 (April 1980), pp. The student body continued to grow into the twentieth century and by 1900 the campus had expanded to thirty buildings including dormitories, laboratories, and the Frank Furness-designed library shown at left in this postcard. Allegheny West. The cemetery is open daily to visitors and still allows up to one hundred burials per year; the mansion is open seasonally for tours. Under the guidance of university president Judith Rodin (b. This article is about the present-day area. Starting at $1,192 USD /mo. As African Americans began living in more neighborhoods, the white population began fleeing to the expanding suburbs. One of the single largest sectors of the city of Philadelphia at almost fifteen square miles between the Schuylkill River to the east and Delaware County to the west, West Philadelphia at its peak, in the early twentieth century, attracted an influx of new residents to its verdant, suburban-feeling neighborhoods. 1960 Census 1970 Census 1980 Census 1990 Census 2000 Census 2010 Census 2010 Census Tracts The demographic statistics for this exhibit have been compiled from Social Explorer by the staff of the University Archives of the University of Pennsylvania. As West Philadelphia became majority African American, the University of Pennsylvania began an ambitious expansion framed by its 1948 master plan (the universitys first update in almost half a century). Total Population by Neighborhood#5 Marsh, Margaret. Foreign Born residents have immigrated to the United States from another country and may or may not be naturalized citizens. What is the population of West Philadelphia? Small communities began to spring up to support these businesses, like Hamiltonville in 1804. By the end of the 1920s, 220,000 African Americans lived in Philadelphia, and they desperately needed housing beyond the older Black ghetto in North Philadelphia. This activity resulted in the rejuvenation of the neighborhoods surrounding the university and the historically mixed-race neighborhood to its immediate west, which in 2010 became majority white for the first time since 1970. A pivotal factor in the development of West Philadelphia was the construction of the University of Pennsylvanias campus. The eastern side of West Philadelphia is also known as University City. Combined, these trolley routes convey more than 150,000 passengers daily, and operate 24-hour schedules, even in blizzards. Since the dawn of rail transportation, Philadelphia has been home to a number of grand railroad stations. [28] The Route 11 trolley runs along Woodland Avenue from the transit tunnel at 40th Street to the city line at Cobbs Creek and continues into Darby Borough. As the century wore on, the only corners of West Philadelphia that were not overwhelmingly Black were immediately around Drexel and Pennsylvania universities and in a band of neighborhoods to the west of the higher education cluster that remained racially mixed from the 1960s onward. Running above and, for a portion, under Market Street, this transportation link is one of Philadelphia's two major transit lines that transport hundreds of thousands of students and workers daily into and around the city. Statistics are provided for West Philadelphia as a whole and by individual census tract. University of Pennsylvania Library and College Hall. Outbreaks of violence, like the 1844 Nativist Riots in Kensington and Southwark, exposed the Philadelphia police departments inability to police areas outside of center city, spurring calls for consolidation. West Philadelphia was divided into townships and districts with independent governments. These include mosques such as Masjid Al-Jamia, a Sunni Muslim institution at 4228 Walnut Street. Every day, thousands of vehicles travel this route, which is one of the major commuter routes into and out of Philadelphia from Delaware and Chester Counties. Households with a computer, percent, 2017-2021. Since the 1980s, gentrification, immigration, and the Urban Indian relocation movement have brought more racial diversity. After Hamiltons death, much of the land was sold for residential and commercial development. For the 1844-54 legal entity, see, Neighborhood of Philadelphia in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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