Clifton Heights is a

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in Delaware County,

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, located on Darby Creek west of downtown

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. As of the 2010 census the population was 6,652.

History

The population of the borough was 1,820 in 1890, 3,155 in 1910, and reached a maximum of 10,268 in 1960. Clifton Heights is the birthplace of the

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band

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. Clifton Heights is the home of Rosati Water Ice, the first Italian ice company in the US.

Geography

Clifton Heights is located in eastern Delaware County at (39.929062, -75.295760). It is bordered to the northeast by the borough of Lansdowne, to the southeast by the borough of Aldan, and to the west, north, and southeast by Upper Darby Township. The main road through the borough is Baltimore Avenue, which leads northeast into Philadelphia and southwest to

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. Clifton Heights is bordered by Darby Creek to the west. According to the

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, the borough has a total area of , all of it land.

Demographics

As of a Census 2015 estimate, the racial makeup of the borough was 67.6% non-Hispanic

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, 21.4%

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, 6.9% Asian, 2.1% from other races, and 2.5% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 3.4% of the population. 14.5% of the borough's population was foreign-bor

As of the

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of 2000, there were 6,779 people, 2,714 households, and 1,696 families residing in the borough. The

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was 10,882.5 people per square mile (4,221.6/km²). There were 2,883 housing units at an average density of 4,628.2 per square mile (1,795.4/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 94.22%

, 2.92%

, 0.06% Native American, 1.50% Asian, 0.38% from other races, and 0.91% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 0.99% of the population. There were 2,714 households, out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.9% were

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living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% were non-families. 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.20. In the borough the population was spread out, with 25.8% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $39,291, and the median income for a family was $48,919. Males had a median income of $36,534 versus $32,210 for females. The

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for the borough was $20,534. About 11.2% of families and 11.1% of the population were below the

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, including 18.1% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Clifton Heights borough is served by the

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Notable people

* Vinnie Paz, American rapper and record label owner. * Lena Blackburne, baseball player, manager, inventor * Eric Brittingham, bassist of the glam rock band Cinderella * Jim Goad, author * Tom Keifer, singer-songwriter of the glam rock band Cinderella *

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, professional football player * Tom Savage, professional football player

References

External links

Borough of Clifton Heights official website
{{authority control Populated places established in 1885 Boroughs in Delaware County, Pennsylvania