Editing State College, Pennsylvania (section)

====Neighborhoods====
[[File:State College Neighborhoods.png|thumb|Neighborhoods in [[Happy Valley, Pennsylvania|State College and the surrounding townships.]]]]

The Borough of State College has twelve neighborhoods and half of University Park. The Highlands have around ten thousand people, making it the largest neighborhood in the borough, followed by Downtown and Orchard Park.<ref name=hood>{{Cite web | url=https://content.civicplus.com/api/assets/6983984d-c1bb-4317-9f4a-10e6cb550e1b?cache=1800| title= statecollegepa Neighborhood Plans|website=statecollegepa.us}}</ref> The Highlands are a mix of apartments, townhouses, single-family homes, businesses, and parks. The neighborhood features working class areas like Lytle Hill and Marvin Gardens, and student areas like Frat Row. The [[Holmes–Foster–Highlands Historic District]] includes parts of Holmes-Foster, the Highlands, and the West End. Holmes-Foster and the West End were two of the first neighborhoods to be developed due to their proximity to Downtown, University Park, and the [[Bellefonte Central Railroad]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://content.civicplus.com/api/assets/03e51c4c-56b3-4794-9380-f4316d7b7e46?version=0&q=5d293500-9428-ffaa-f422-32e167749f48|title= Revitalization Plan|website=}}</ref> Part of College Heights makes up the [[College Heights Historic District]] which was created in 1935 and features the College Heights Service Station.<ref>{{cite web |last= Frank|first= Russel|date= 2015|title= College Heights Service Station
|url= https://centrehistory.org/article/college-heights-service-station/|website= |location= |publisher= Centre County Historical Society|access-date=}}
</ref><ref name=chhd/> It took six annexations from College Township from 1930 to 1968 to officially bring the South End and Nittany Hills (also Penfield) neighborhoods in the borough.<ref name=PENSOU>{{Cite web | url=https://content.civicplus.com/api/assets/407735cc-5774-4aa6-a24e-e82f1edfb8e0?cache=1800|title= Background 1999 South Penfield Nittany Hills Plan|website=}}</ref> Vallamont and Penfield are the least populated neighborhoods, both of which are in the foothills of Mount Nittany on the east side of town.<ref name=hood/> Parkway, short for Westerly Parkway Plaza, is home to [[State College Area High School|State High]], the Delta Program, the Westerly Parkway Wetlands,<ref name=wetl>{{cite web|publisher= Penn State Engineering Learning Factory|date= 2019|first= Omar|last= Abdelati|last2= Opalko|first2= Nick|last3= Raji|first3= Imran Mohd|last4= Aaron|first4= Weaver|last5= Knox|first5= Jack|last6= Lewis|first6= Will|first7= Joshua |last7= Martin|title= Westerly Parkway Wetland Education Center|url= https://sites.psu.edu/lfshowcasesp20/2020/04/29/sustainable-communities-collaborative-2/}}</ref> and the Parkway Plaza Apartments, which were built in the 1960s.<ref>{{cite web |last= Topper|first= Tracey L.|date= Jan 23, 1992|title= 1940s to 1990s|url= https://www.psucollegian.com/archives/1940s-to-1990s/article_3a3215ce-5a26-50c8-92ed-0b1696c7a472.html|website= |location= |publisher= The Collegian|access-date=}}</ref> Orchard Park is home to the South Hills School of Business & Technology. Residents of Downtown (99%), the West End (96%), and Orchard Park (89%) are largely renters; whereas Greentree (93%), College Heights (70%), and Penfield (68%) residents are predominately homeowners.<ref name=hood/>