Lower North Philadelphia

Neighborhood of Philadelphia in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Lower North Philadelphia

Neighborhood of Philadelphia

Lower North Philadelphia at Montgomery Avenue and 18th Street

Map of Philadelphia County with North Philadelphia highlighted. Click for larger image

Country|  United States of America
State|  Pennsylvania
County|  Philadelphia
City|  Philadelphia
Area

• Total| 2.3 sq mi (6 km2)
Population

(2010)

• Total| 59,250
• Density| 14,736/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[edit]

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[edit]

1. ^ Carolyn Teich Adams (2 November 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 2013-07-24. Retrieved 2013-07-24.

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Former municipalities are below.

Sections and
Neighborhoods|

| Center City|

* Avenue of the Arts
* Broad Street
* Chinatown
* Fitler Square
* Franklin Square
* Jewelers' Row
* Logan Square
* Old City
* Penn's Landing
* Rittenhouse Square
* Society Hill
* South Street
* Washington Square West

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South|

* Bella Vista
* Central South Philadelphia
* Devil's Pocket
* Dickinson Square West
* East Passyunk Crossing
* Fabric Row
* FDR Park
* Girard Estate
* Grays Ferry
* Greenwich
* Hawthorne
* Italian Market
* Little Saigon
* Lower Moyamensing
* Marconi Plaza
* Moyamensing
* Newbold
* Packer Park
* Passyunk Square
* Pennsport
* Point Breeze
* Queen Village
* Southwark
* Southwest Center City
* Sports Complex
* West Passyunk
* Wharton
* Whitman
* Wilson Park

Southwest|

* Angora
* Bartram Village
* Clearview
* Eastwick
* Elmwood Park
* Hog Island
* Kingsessing
* Mount Moriah
* Paschall
* Southwest Schuylkill

West|

* Avenue of Technology
* Belmont Village
* Carroll Park
* Cathedral Park
* Centennial District
* Cedar Park
* Cobbs Creek
* Dunlap
* Garden Court
* Haddington
* Haverford North
* Mantua
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* Overbrook
* Overbrook Farms
* Overbrook Park
* Parkside
* Powelton Village
* Saunders Park
* Spruce Hill
* Squirrel Hill
* 30th Street Station
* University City
* Walnut Hill
* Woodland Terrace
* Wynnefield
* Wynnefield Heights

North|

| Lower North|

* Badlands
* Belfield
* Brewerytown
* Callowhill
* Cecil B. Moore
* El Centro de Oro / Fairhill
* Fairmount
* Francisville
* Hartranft
* Ivy Hill
* Ludlow
* N3RD Street
* North Central
* Northern Liberties
* North Philadelphia East
* North Philadelphia West
* Poplar
* Sharswood
* South Lehigh
* Spring Garden
* Stanton
* Strawberry Mansion
* Yorktown

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Upper North|

* Allegheny West
* Badlands
* Franklinville
* Glenwood
* Hunting Park
* Nicetown–Tioga
* Olde Kensington
* Swampoodle
* West Kensington

Olney-Oak Lane|

* East Oak Lane
* Feltonville
* Fern Rock
* Koreatown
* Logan
* Ogontz
* Olney
* West Oak Lane

Northwest|

| Lower Northwest|

* Andorra
* East Falls
* Manayunk
* Parkland
* Roxborough
* Wissahickon

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Upper Northwest|

* Beggarstown
* Cedarbrook
* Chestnut Hill
* Germantown
* Morton
* Mount Airy
* Wister

Northeast|

| Near Northeast|

* Burholme
* Castor Gardens
* Crescentville
* Fox Chase
* Frankford
* Holme Circle
* Holmesburg
* Juniata
* Lawndale
* Lexington Park
* Mayfair
* Oxford Circle
* Rhawnhurst
* Ryers
* Tacony
* Wissinoming

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Far Northeast|

* Academy Gardens
* Ashton-Woodenbridge
* Bustleton
* Byberry
* Crestmont Farms
* Millbrook
* Modena Park
* Morrell Park
* Normandy
* Parkwood
* Pennypack
* Somerton
* Torresdale
* Upper Holmesburg
* Winchester Park

River Wards|

* Bridesburg
* Fishtown
* Harrowgate
* Kensington
* Olde Richmond
* Port Richmond

Former
Municipalities|

| Cities|

* Philadelphia (Center City)

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Boroughs|

* Aramingo
* Bridesburg
* Frankford
* Germantown
* Manayunk
* West Philadelphia
* Whitehall

Districts|

* Belmont
* Kensington
* Moyamensing
* Northern Liberties
* Penn
* Richmond
* Southwark
* Spring Garden

Townships|

* Blockley
* Bristol
* Byberry
* Delaware
* Germantown
* Kingsessing
* Lower Dublin
* Moreland
* Northern Liberties
* Oxford
* Passyunk
* Penn
* Roxborough

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As a consolidated city-county Philadelphia is its own county seat.

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