Lower North Philadelphia is a section of
Philadelphia
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,
Pennsylvania
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, that is immediately north of
Center City and below
Upper North Philadelphia
Upper North Philadelphia is a section of Philadelphia that is immediately north of Lower North Philadelphia, and can be described as an area that has a "...large and rapidly growing Puerto Rican population".
According to the planning commission, ...
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. 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
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,
North Central,
Poplar,
Sharswood,
Spring Garden, South Lehigh,
Stanton,
Strawberry Mansion,
Yorktown,
Fairmount and
Northern Liberties
Northern Liberties is a neighborhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Prior to its incorporation into Philadelphia in 1854, it was among the top 10 largest cities in the U.S. in every census from 1790 to 1850.
Boundaries
Northern Liberties is loc ...
neighborhoods.
Demographics
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.
References
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Neighborhoods in Philadelphia