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Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania
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Sharon Hill Public Library
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Location in Delaware County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
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 Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania
Location in Pennsylvania
Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Delaware |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.77 sq mi (2.00 km2) |
| • Land | 0.77 sq mi (2.00 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 85 ft (26 m) |
| Population
(2010)
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| • Total | 5,697 |
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5,689 |
| • Density | 7,369.17/sq mi (2,846.46/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code |
19079
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| Area code(s) | 610 and 484 |
| FIPS code | 42-045-69752 |
| FIPS code | 42-69752 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1187371 |
Sharon Hill is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,697 at the 2010 census. Currently the population stands at 6,356 residents.
Geography
Sharon Hill is located in eastern Delaware County at 39°54′23″N 75°16′16″W / 39.90639°N 75.27111°W (39.906340, -75.271008). It is bordered to the west by Folcroft, to the north by Collingdale and Darby, to the east by Colwyn, and to the south by Darby Township. U.S. Route 13 (Chester Pike) is the main road through the borough, leading northeast 8 miles (13 km) to Center City Philadelphia and southwest 6 miles (10 km) to Chester.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Sharon Hill has a total area of 0.77 square miles (2.0 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 1,058 | — | |
| 1910 | 1,401 | 32.4% | |
| 1920 | 1,780 | 27.1% | |
| 1930 | 3,825 | 114.9% | |
| 1940 | 4,467 | 16.8% | |
| 1950 | 5,464 | 22.3% | |
| 1960 | 7,123 | 30.4% | |
| 1970 | 7,464 | 4.8% | |
| 1980 | 6,221 | −16.7% | |
| 1990 | 5,771 | −7.2% | |
| 2000 | 5,468 | −5.3% | |
| 2010 | 5,697 | 4.2% | |
| 2020 | 6,014 | 5.6% | |
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As of Census 2010, the racial makeup of the borough was 32.6% White, 60.6% African American, 0.3% Native American, 2.1% Asian, 0.7% from other races, and 3.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.2% of the population [1].
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,697 people, 2,186 households, and 1,390 families residing in the borough. The population density was 7,379.5 people per square mile (2,777.9/km2). There were 2,265 housing units at an average density of 2,954.0 per square mile (1,141.0/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 32.6% White, 60.6% African American, 0.3% Native American, 2.1% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.0% from other races, and 3.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.2% of the population.
There were 2,091 households, out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.7% were married couples living together, 17.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.24.
In the borough the population was spread out, with 27.9% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 89.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.3 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $42,436, and the median income for a family was $48,146. Males had a median income of $37,500 versus $29,049 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $18,503. About 10.6% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.8% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.
Transportation
Sharon Hill is connected to the 69th Street Transportation Center in Upper Darby by the SEPTA 102 trolley at its Sharon Hill terminus. Curtis Park Station and Sharon Hill Station are SEPTA train stations on the Wilmington/Newark Regional Rail line.
Chester Pike (US-13) runs through the borough providing easy access into and through Sharon Hill.
Education
Students are in the Southeast Delco School District. K-8 school residents in Sharon Hill are zoned to Sharon Hill School. All residents of the school district are zoned to Academy Park High School.
Until 2003, Catholic school students attended Holy Spirit School. This school has since closed due to lack of enrollment. Another Catholic school, Holy Child Academy, closed in 1973.
Delaware County Community College operates the Southeast Center in the Folcroft East Business Park.
Notable people
- Rodney Blake - Professional basketball player
- Bill Cubit - College football coach
- Cardinal John Patrick Foley - Member of the College of Cardinals
- Bert Cooper - professional boxer
- William Clothier, 1906 U.S. Open champion inducted in International Tennis Hall of Fame
- William H. Milliken, Jr., U.S. Congressman for Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district from 1959 to 1965
- Bessie Smith - Blues singer is buried at Mount Lawn Cemetery in Sharon Hill. Her grave remained unmarked until August 7, 1970, when a tombstone—paid for by singer Janis Joplin and Juanita Green, who as a child had done housework for Smith—was erected.
See also
In Spanish: Sharon Hill (borough) para niños
