East Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
| Borough of East Lansdowne | |
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Delaware |
| Elevation | 118 ft (36 m) |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Area | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
| - land | 0.2 sq mi (1 km2) |
| - water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2), 0% |
| Population | 2,668 (2010) |
| Density | 12,517.6 / sq mi (4,833.1 / km2) |
| Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code | 610 |
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| Website: eastlansdowne.org | |
East Lansdowne is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,668 at the 2010 census.
Geography
East Lansdowne is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. (39.944162, -75.260253).[1]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2), all of it land.
East Lansdowne is located about a half a mile west of Southwest Philadelphia and is surrounded by Upper Darby Township, namely the Stonehurst/Stonehurst Hills/69th Street and Fernwood neighborhoods. Union Avenue to the west separates Lansdowne from Upper Darby, while the East Lansdowne border is near Hirst Avenue, leaving a one-block expanse of land that is part of Upper Darby Township. It is the former railroad track that gives East Lansdowne borough's western boundary that vaguely ovoid shape.
The borough of Yeadon is south of the SEPTA Media/Elwyn Line Railroad tracks, about one block south of East Lansdowne.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1920 | 1,561 | — | |
| 1930 | 3,168 | 102.9% | |
| 1940 | 3,323 | 4.9% | |
| 1950 | 3,527 | 6.1% | |
| 1960 | 3,224 | −8.6% | |
| 1970 | 3,186 | −1.2% | |
| 1980 | 2,806 | −11.9% | |
| 1990 | 2,691 | −4.1% | |
| 2000 | 2,586 | −3.9% | |
| 2010 | 2,668 | 3.2% | |
| Est. 2014 | 2,668 | [2] | 0.0% |
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As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 2,586 people, 938 households, and 608 families residing in the borough. The population density was 12,517.6 people per square mile (4,754.6/km²). There were 1,012 housing units at an average density of 4,898.6 per square mile (1,860.6/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 71.2% White, 26.8% African American, 0.08% Native American, 6.03% Asian, 0.46% from other races, and 1.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.24% of the population.
There were 938 households, out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.6% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.1% were non-families. 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.41.
In the borough the population was spread out, with 25.8% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 100.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $44,205, and the median income for a family was $53,021. Males had a median income of $37,813 versus $28,409 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $19,558. About 6.2% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.9% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.
Notable features
Oldest 4th of July parade and celebration in Delaware County, PA.
Education
William Penn School District serves East Lansdowne.
- East Lansdowne Basics Magnet Elementary School (K-6)
- Penn Wood Middle School (7-8) (Darby)
- Penn Wood High School, Cypress Street Campus (9-10)(Yeadon)
- Penn Wood High School, Green Ave Campus (11-12) (Lansdowne)
- Saint Cyril of Alexandria Catholic Elementary School (K-8)
References
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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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