Colwyn, Pennsylvania
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Colwyn is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,546 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web</ref>
Geography
[edit]Colwyn is located along the eastern border of Delaware County at Template:Coord (39.913062, -75.253409),<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> where Darby Creek and Cobbs Creek intersect. It is bordered to the north by the borough of Darby, to the west by Sharon Hill, to the south by Darby Township, and to the east by Philadelphia.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of Template:Convert, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>
Transportation
[edit]Template:Stack As of 2008, there were Template:Convert of public roads in Colwyn, all of which were maintained by the borough.<ref name=PennDOTmap>Template:Cite web</ref>
No numbered highways serve Colwyn directly. Fourth Street is the longest street within borough limits.
The Darby station on the SEPTA Wilmington/Newark Line is on Pine Street in Darby, just west of the Colwyn border.
Demographics
[edit]2020 census
[edit]| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref> | Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> | Template:Partial<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> | % 2000 | % 2010 | Template:Partial |
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| White alone (NH) | 1,041 | 395 | 225 | 42.44% | 15.51% | 9.09% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 1,262 | 2,024 | 2,052 | 51.45% | 79.50% | 82.94% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.12% | 0.04% | 0.00% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 24 | 19 | 21 | 0.98% | 0.75% | 0.85% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.04% | 0.00% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0.53% | 0.20% | 0.00% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 70 | 59 | 114 | 2.85% | 2.32% | 4.61% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 40 | 42 | 62 | 1.63% | 1.65% | 2.51% |
| Total | 2,453 | 2,546 | 2,474 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
2010 census
[edit]As of 2010 census, the racial makeup of the borough was 15.9% White, 80.1% African American, 0.7% Asian, 0.6% from other races, and 2.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.6% of the population. 25.7% of the borough's population was foreign-born, mostly African-born.<ref>[1]Template:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore</ref>
Budgetary disarray
[edit]The borough government is in financial difficultyTemplate:When. In May 2015, it was declared to be "financially distressed" by the state. With an annual budget of about two million dollars, the borough is more than one million dollars in debt.
The local district attorney has seizedTemplate:When financial records, although at least some from 2011, 2012, and 2013 cannot be accounted for.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
The local tax rate is very highTemplate:Clarify; press reportsTemplate:Which indicate it to be five times higher than in richer regional towns. No new buildings have been built in Colwyn since 2007.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Education
[edit]William Penn School District serves Colwyn.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The district was created in 1972; prior to that year, Colwyn was in the Darby-Colwyn School District.<ref name=Hilfertylibrary>Template:Cite news - Clipping of first and of second page at Newspapers.com.</ref>
- Colwyn 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)
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Borough Hall
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New Life Baptist Church
Notable person
[edit]- Alice Neel, visual artist
- Robert Becker, Entertainment Producer
References
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External links
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