Editing Bridgeport, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
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'''Bridgeport''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania]], United States, {{convert|18|mi|km|abbr=on}} north of [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] on the [[Schuylkill River]].  Former industries included paper, flour, cotton, woolen mills, steel works, and brickyards. Bridgeport is {{convert|6|mi|km|abbr=on}} east of [[Valley Forge, Pennsylvania]].  In 1777, during the [[American Revolutionary War]], General [[George Washington]] and the [[Continental Army]] passed through Bridgeport on their way to their [[Valley Forge|winter encampment in Valley Forge]]. The population was 5,015 at the 2020 census.

== Climate ==
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.   According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Bridgeport has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=73663&cityname=Bridgeport%2C+Pennsylvania%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Bridgeport, Pennsylvania]</ref>
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|location = Bridgeport, Pennsylvania
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|Jan high F = 39
|Feb high F = 42
|Mar high F = 51
|Apr high F = 63
|May high F = 74
|Jun high F = 83
|Jul high F = 87
|Aug high F = 85
|Sep high F = 79
|Oct high F = 67
|Nov high F = 55
|Dec high F = 44
|year high F = 64
|Jan low F = 22
|Feb low F = 25
|Mar low F = 32
|Apr low F = 42
|May low F = 51
|Jun low F = 61
|Jul low F = 65
|Aug low F = 64
|Sep low F = 57
|Oct low F = 45
|Nov low F = 36
|Dec low F = 27
|year low F = 44
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|Jan precipitation inch = 3.2
|Feb precipitation inch = 3
|Mar precipitation inch = 3.9
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.9
|May precipitation inch = 3.8
|Jun precipitation inch = 3.6
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.4
|Aug precipitation inch = 4.3
|Sep precipitation inch = 4.3
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.5
|Nov precipitation inch = 4
|Dec precipitation inch = 3.9
|year precipitation inch = 45.8
|source 1 = Weatherbase <ref name=Weatherbase>{{cite web
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Retrieved on October 24, 2013.</ref>
|date=October 2013
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== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1850= 568
|1860= 1001
|1870= 1578
|1880= 1802
|1890= 2651
|1900= 3097
|1910= 3860
|1920= 4680
|1930= 5595
|1940= 5904
|1950= 5827
|1960= 5306
|1970= 5630
|1980= 4843
|1990= 4292
|2000= 4371
|2010= 4554
|2020= 5015
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="USDecennialCensus">{{cite web|title=Census of Population and Housing|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=11 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref><ref name=CensusPopEst>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=11 December 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archive-date=11 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Census 2020|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/bridgeportboroughpennsylvania/PST045219}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:42&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref>
}}

As of the 2010 census, the borough was 79.8% White, 7.9% Black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 2.8% Asian, and 3.4% were two or more races. 12.8% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry [https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/profile/PA#locality-tab].

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 4,371 people, 1,983 households, and 1,070 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|6,679.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,088 housing units at an average density of {{convert|3,190.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 91.44% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.68% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.14% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.43% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.26% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.06% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.84% of the population.

There were 1,983 households, out of which 22.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.0% were non-families. 38.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 18.9% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 34.3% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.1 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $36,899, and the median income for a family was $44,292. Males had a median income of $32,305 versus $27,523 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $19,420. About 5.4% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.7% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.

== Government ==
{| class="wikitable"  style="float:right; font-size:90%;"
|+ '''Presidential elections results'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.montcopa.org/Archive.aspx?AMID=132|title=Montgomery County Election Results|publisher=Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|access-date=January 16, 2017}}</ref>
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
! Year
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
|[[2024 United States presidential election|2024]]
|37.9% ''884''
|'''61.2%''' ''1,427''
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2020|2020]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|35.2% ''762''
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|'''64.0%''' ''1,386''
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2016|2016]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|34.2% ''616''
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|'''59.9%''' ''1,080''
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2012|2012]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|35.4% ''593''
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|'''62.1%''' ''1,041''
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2008|2008]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|35.4% ''611''
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|'''63.4%''' ''1,093''
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2004|2004]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|37.9% ''606''
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|'''61.6%''' ''985''
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2000|2000]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|37.8% ''439''
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|'''58.3%''' ''678''
|}
Bridgeport has a [[city manager]] form of government with a [[mayor]] and a seven-member borough council. The borough manager is currently Keith S. Truman, and the mayor is Beth Jacksier. Beginning in 2014, council contracted from nine to seven members (2 from each ward and 1 at-large seat).

The borough is part of the [[Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district|Fifth Congressional District]] (represented by Rep. [[Mary Gay Scanlon]]), the 149th State House District (represented by Rep. [[Tim Briggs (politician)|Tim Briggs]]) and the 17th State Senate District (represented by Sen. [[Amanda Cappelletti]]).

== Education ==
Bridgeport Borough is part of the [[Upper Merion Area School District]].

The [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia]] previously maintained Holy Trinity Elementary School, which had a lower school in [[Swedesburg, Pennsylvania|Swedesburg]] and an upper school in Bridgeport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.catholicschools-phl.org/school_listing/mcschools.htm|title=Montgomery County|publisher=[[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia]] Schools|date=2001-09-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010902151949/http://www.catholicschools-phl.org/school_listing/mcschools.htm|accessdate=2021-05-28|archive-date=2001-09-02}}</ref> It served as the parish school for Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Saint Augustine, and Sacred Heart churches.<ref name=TwoParishElemClose2005>{{cite web|url=http://www.archdiocese-phl.org/press%20releases/pr000950.htm|title=TWO PARISH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS TO CLOSE IN JUNE 2005|publisher=Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia|date=2005-05-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060629044950/http://www.archdiocese-phl.org/press%20releases/pr000950.htm|accessdate=2021-05-28|archive-date=2006-06-29}}</ref> The first two churches are in Bridgeport and previously had a joint St. Augustine-Our Lady of Mount Carmel School.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.archdiocese-phl.org/~diocese/parishes/7350.htm|title=Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Italian)|publisher=[[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia]]|date=1996-10-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961029044632/http://www.archdiocese-phl.org/~diocese/parishes/7350.htm|accessdate=2021-05-28|archive-date=1996-10-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.archdiocese-phl.org/~diocese/parishes/7605.htm|title=St. Augustine|publisher=[[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia]]|date=1996-10-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961029045404/http://www.archdiocese-phl.org/~diocese/parishes/7605.htm|accessdate=2021-05-28|archive-date=1996-10-29}}</ref> Sacred Heart is a Polish church in Swedesburg.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archdiocese-phl.org/parishes/7460.htm|title=SACRED HEART (Polish) – Swedesburg|publisher=[[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia]]|date=2001-06-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010617114212/http://archdiocese-phl.org/parishes/7460.htm|accessdate=2021-05-28|archive-date=2001-06-17}}</ref> 102 children were scheduled to attend in September 2005. Instead it closed in June 2005.<ref name=TwoParishElemClose2005 /><!--based on https://web.archive.org/web/20030813223858/http://www.catholicschools-phl.org/school_listing/mcschools.htm the school may have never had a website-->

== Infrastructure ==
=== Transportation ===
{{stack|[[File:2022-09-02 16 15 56 View north along U.S. Route 202 (Dekalb Street) just north of Ford Street in Bridgeport, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.jpg|thumb|right|U.S. Route 202 northbound in Bridgeport]]}}
As of 2010 there were {{convert|13.05|mi}} of public roads in Bridgeport, of which {{convert|3.78|mi}} were maintained by [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT) and {{convert|9.27|mi}} were maintained by the borough.<ref name=PennDOTmap>{{cite web|url=https://gis.penndot.gov/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/46402.pdf|title=Bridgeport Borough map|publisher=PennDOT|access-date=March 10, 2023}}</ref>

Main roads serving Bridgeport are [[U.S. Route 202 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 202]], which passes north-south, and [[Pennsylvania Route 23]], which traverses east-west. US 202 follows Dekalb Street northbound and Dekalb Pike southbound, while PA 23 follows Fourth Street most of its route through the borough.

[[SEPTA]]'s [[Norristown High Speed Line]], which runs between the [[Norristown Transportation Center]] and the [[69th Street Transportation Center]], serves Bridgeport at the [[Bridgeport station (SEPTA)|Bridgeport station]] and the [[DeKalb Street station]]. SEPTA operates the [[SEPTA Route 99|Route 99]] bus through Bridgeport, which provides service to the Norristown Transportation Center, [[King of Prussia, Pennsylvania|King of Prussia]], and [[Phoenixville, Pennsylvania|Phoenixville]].<ref name=septamap>{{cite map|title=SEPTA Official Transit & Street Map Suburban|publisher=SEPTA|url=https://www5.septa.org/wp-content/uploads/travel/map-suburban-transit-street.pdf|access-date=May 2, 2016}}</ref>

The [[Bridgeport Bridge (Bridgeport, Pennsylvania)|Bridgeport Bridge]] is a [[Historic American Engineering Record]]-documented [[Philadelphia & Western Railway]] bridge spanning the [[Schuylkill River]] west of DeKalb Street.  It is a single-track curving structure that was built in 1912.  The structure, including trestle approaches and spans over the river, has been believed to be "perhaps the longest bridge on an American interurban railroad". The bridge currently carries SEPTA's Norristown High Speed Line.<ref name=haerBB>{{cite web|url=https://www.loc.gov/item/pa3745/ |title=Philadelphia & Western Railway, Bridgeport Bridge, Spanning Schulykill River, west of DeKalb Street, Bridgeport, Montgomery County, PA |publisher=[[Library of Congress]]}}</ref>

== Notable people ==
* [[Brad Scioli]] – former [[American football]] [[defensive end]] for the [[Indianapolis Colts]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL)
* [[Leonard Tose]] – former owner of the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL)
* [[Ariana Ramsey]] OLY – American rugby sevens player. She represented the United States at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics, winning bronze in 2024.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Bridgeport Borough Hall, War Memorial, MontCo PA 03.JPG|War Memorial near Borough Hall.
File:Bridgeport Post Office, MontCo PA 01.JPG|Bridgeport Post Office.
File:West Forth St 137 Bridgeport, MontCo PA.JPG|Bridgeport. West 4th Street.
File:Bridgeport Fire Co No 1, MontCo PA.JPG|Bridgeport Fire Co No 1.
File:Taphouse 23, Bridgeport, MontCo PA 01.JPG|E. 4th St. Taphouse 23.
</gallery>

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category|Bridgeport, Pennsylvania}}
{{Wikivoyage|Bridgeport (Pennsylvania)}}
* {{official website|http://www.boroughofbridgeport.com/}}
* {{Cite Americana|wstitle=Bridgeport (Pa.)|display=Bridgeport, Pa. |short=x}}

{{Montgomery County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Boroughs in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Populated places on the Schuylkill River]]
[[Category:1800 establishments in Pennsylvania]]