Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
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Swarthmore is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,170 at the 2000 census.
Swarthmore was originally named Westdale in honor of noted painter Benjamin West, who was one of the early residents of the town. The name was changed to Swarthmore after the establishment of Swarthmore College. The student population is about 1400.
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[edit] Geography
Swarthmore is located at GR1.
(39.901788, -75.347083)According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 3.6 km² (1.4 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 6,170 people, 1,993 households, and 1,347 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,726.3/km² (4,460.4/mi²). There were 2,064 housing units at an average density of 577.5/km² (1,492.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 85.87% White, 5.49% Asian, 4.72% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.07% from other races, and 2.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.37% of the population.
There were 1,993 households out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.1% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the borough the population was spread out with 20.5% under the age of 18, 24.4% from 18 to 24, 18.9% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $82,653, and the median income for a family was $105,874. Males had a median income of $71,750 versus $51,117 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $40,482. About 0.5% of families and 2.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 1.7% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Education system
Swarthmore lies within the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District, although one school is in neighboring Ridley School District. According to Pennsylvania state policy, Swarthmore is too small a town to have its own secondary schools.
[edit] Public schools
Grades | School |
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Kindergarten | Grace Park Elementary School Kids' Place |
1-5 | Grace Park Elementary School Nether Providence Elementary School Swarthmore-Rutledge Elementary School Wallingford Elementary School |
6-8 | Strath Haven Middle School |
9-12 | Strath Haven High School |
[edit] Private schools
- Ancone Montessori School
- Geoge Crothers Memorial School
- Grace Park Elementary School
- Notre Dame de Lourdes Catholic School
[edit] Cultural Institutions
Swarthmore is home to Swarthmore College, a high ranking liberal arts college, with Scott Arboretum located across its campus.
[edit] External links
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
- Swarthmore Borough Web page
- Wallingford-Swarthmore School District
- Notre Dame de Lourdes
Municipalities and communities of Delaware County, Pennsylvania (County seat: Media) |
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Cities | Chester |
Boroughs | Aldan | Brookhaven | Chester Heights | Clifton Heights | Collingdale | Colwyn | Darby | East Lansdowne | Eddystone | Folcroft | Glenolden | Lansdowne | Marcus Hook | Media | Millbourne | Morton | Norwood | Parkside | Prospect Park | Ridley Park | Rose Valley | Rutledge | Sharon Hill | Swarthmore | Trainer | Upland | Yeadon |
Townships | Aston | Bethel | Chadds Ford | Chester | Concord | Darby | Edgmont | Haverford | Lower Chichester | Marple | Middletown | Nether Providence | Newtown | Radnor | Ridley | Springfield | Thornbury | Tinicum | Upper Chichester | Upper Darby | Upper Providence |
Communities and CDPs | Ardmore | Boothwyn | Broomall | Drexel Hill | Folsom | Garrett Hill | Glen Mills | Havertown | Lima | Linwood | Riddlewood | Rosemont | St. Davids | Village Green-Green Ridge | Villanova | Wallingford | Wayne | Woodlyn | |