Editing Collingdale, Pennsylvania

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'''Collingdale''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Delaware County, Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 8,908 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==Local governance==
The Borough of Collingdale follows a council-manager form of governance. 

The Borough Council is composed of seven at-large council members, led by council president Ryan Hastings. Other members include Stacey Calhoun (council vice-president), Stephen Zane, Nancy Cotton, David Lee Robinson, Felicia Coffee (former mayor), and Keisha Williams. 

Donna Matteo-Spadea is the current mayor of Collingdale, and oversees certain aspects of the Collingdale Police Department's operations (as defined by the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes). 

C. Michael Robinson was appointed as borough manager on July 17, 2024, and serves as the chief administrative officer of municipal services. Robinson is the first Black LGBTQ person to hold the position in the borough's history. 

Frank Kelly served twelve consecutive four-year terms as Mayor of Collingdale until his passing in November 2018. He served over 47 consecutive years as Mayor of Collingdale.  This was the longest consecutive mayoral term in the history of Pennsylvania. {{Citation needed|date=September 2013}} The borough council appointed Joseph Ciavarelli to fill the vacancy in the office of Mayor after Kelly's death. Ciavarelli lost the 2019 special mayoral election to the last mayor, Felecia Coffee. Making history, Felecia Coffee was the first African-American, the first female, and the first Democrat to ever be elected as mayor in the borough. Coffee was mayor for just months before the city shut down across [[Delaware Valley|Philadelphia area]] amidst [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]]. In a close race, Coffee lost the 2021 election to the current mayor, Donna Matteo-Spadea.

==Recent developments==

In 2024, C. Michael Robinson was appointed as the borough manager of Collingdale, becoming the first openly HIV-positive public official in Pennsylvania history. Since his appointment, Robinson has led several transformative initiatives that aim to modernize the borough's infrastructure and governance.

In December 2024, Robinson introduced and secured the adoption of a $10.1 million budget for fiscal fear 2025. The budget prioritizes long-neglected infrastructure upgrades, including stormwater system improvements, renovations to borough parks, and road resurfacing. Public safety was also a key focus, with the hiring of a new chief of police, Shanee Mitchell, and the establishment of a parking enforcement officer role to increase compliance and pedestrian safety.<ref>{{cite web |title=Collingdale Borough Special Public Meeting Agenda |url=https://collingdaleborough.com/pdf/2024/Collingdale_Special_Public_Meeting_Agenda_for-12172024.pdf |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=collingdaleborough.com}}</ref>

In April 2025, the borough received a Strategic Management Planning Program (STMP) award through the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development. The grant enables Collingdale to partner with Keystone Municipal Solutions for long-term strategic planning, financial oversight, and operational improvements. The STMP program is expected to position the borough for greater fiscal health and administrative stability over the coming decade.<ref>{{cite web |title=Special Meeting Agenda – April 5, 2025 |url=https://www.collingdaleborough.com/pdf/2025/Special%20Meeting_April_5_2025.pdf |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=collingdaleborough.com}}</ref>

Under Robinson’s leadership, the borough has also launched capital improvements such as plans to redevelop Pusey Avenue Park with new amenities, a long-needed replacement of the roof at the Collingdale Community Center Complex, as well as investments in stormwater infrastructure and traffic-calming interventions.<ref>{{cite web |title=Collingdale Borough 2025 Budget Planning Documents |url=https://collingdaleborough.com/pdf/2024/Collingdale_Special_Public_Meeting_Agenda_for-12172024.pdf |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=collingdaleborough.com}}</ref>


==In popular culture==

{{in popular culture|date=May 2023}}
*Southern rock group [[38 Special (band)|38 Special]] used the Collingdale Police force in making the video for their song "Back Where You Belong".  In the video the Collingdale chief of police Robert Morris began the video with an homage to the TV show "[[Hill Street Blues]]".  After giving a short speech, he told the officers: "Let's be careful out there", a signature line from the TV show.{{Citation needed|date=June 2007}}.  Part of the video was filmed in neighboring [[Philadelphia]] under the [[Walt Whitman Bridge]].
*The [[YouTube]] weather docuseries Storm Sliders is filmed in Collingdale. First started in 2016, the fourth season has been on hiatus since late 2019.

==Geography==
Collingdale is located at {{Coord|39|54|50|N|75|16|43|W|type:city}} (39.913889, -75.278647).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|0.9|sqmi|km2}}, all  land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1900= 603
|1910= 1361
|1920= 3834
|1930= 7857
|1940= 8162
|1950= 8443
|1960= 10268
|1970= 10605
|1980= 9539
|1990= 9175
|2000= 8664
|2010= 8786
|2020= 8908
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="Census1960">{{cite web|title=Number of Inhabitants: Pennsylvania|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/17216604v1p40ch02.pdf|work=18th Census of the United States|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=22 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="Census1990">{{cite web|title=Pennsylvania: Population and Housing Unit Counts|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-40.pdf|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=22 November 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=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012-3.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=22 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131120100311/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012-3.html|archive-date=2013-11-20|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Census 2020|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/collingdaleboroughpennsylvania/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>
}}

===2020===
{| class="wikitable"  style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Collingdale borough, Pennsylvania – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 –Collingdale borough, Pennsylvania|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US4215232|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Collingdale borough, Pennsylvania|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4215232&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Collingdale borough, Pennsylvania|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4215232&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|7,924
|4,823
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,820
|91.46%
|54.89%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |31.66%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|386
|3,115
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,855
|4.46%
|35.45%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |54.50%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|24
|22
|style='background: #ffffe6; |30
|0.28%
|0.25%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.34%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|140
|248
|style='background: #ffffe6; |295
|1.62%
|2.82%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.31%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|1
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.01%
|0.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|10
|19
|style='background: #ffffe6; |75
|0.12%
|0.22%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.84%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|102
|284
|style='background: #ffffe6; |390
|1.18%
|3.23%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.38%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|77
|274
|style='background: #ffffe6; |443
|0.89%
|3.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.97%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''8,664'''
|'''8,786'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''8,908'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of 2010 census, the racial makeup of the borough was 55.9% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 36.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.9% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.8% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.8% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.1% of the population [https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=CF]{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}.

As of the 2000 census,<ref name="GR2" /> there were 8,664 people, 3,188 households, and 2,183 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|9,995.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 3,404 housing units at an average density of {{convert|3,927.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 49.36% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 51.274% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.29% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.62% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.24% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.20% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.89% of the population.

There were 3,188 households, out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.5% were non-families. 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.32.

In the borough, the population was spread out, with 28.6% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.4 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $40,207, and the median income for a family was $47,288. Males had a median income of $38,015 versus $27,955 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $16,751. About 6.9% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.7% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Students are in the [[Southeast Delco School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st42_pa/place/p4215232_collingdale/DC10BLK_P4215232_001.pdf|title=2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Collingdale borough, PA|work=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2020-05-04}} - Compare to the school district zoning maps.</ref> Most [[K-8 school]] residents in Collingdale are zoned to the Harris School, while a few are zoned to Darby Township School.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sedelco.org/domain/23|title=District Map|publisher=[[Southeast Delco School District]]|access-date=2020-05-04}} - Compare with borough maps.</ref> All residents of the school district are zoned to [[Academy Park High School]].

Harris School teaches 771 students from 1st-8th grades in the [[Southeast Delco School District]].

The [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia]] formerly operated St. Joseph School in Collingdale, which closed in 2010. There were 140 prospective children for the 2010–2011 school year that did not happen when the archdiocese wanted 200. Schools taking former St. Joseph's children were Our Lady of Fatima in [[Secane, Pennsylvania|Secane]], St. Eugene in [[Primos, Pennsylvania|Primos]], and St. Gabriel in [[Norwood, Pennsylvania|Norwood]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.delcotimes.com/news/st-joseph-s-school-in-collingdale-to-close/article_9f1201ae-dad1-535a-bdd6-fb5877437922.html|title=St. Joseph's School in Collingdale to close|work=[[Delco Times]]|date=2020-04-09|access-date=2020-05-03}}</ref>

==Transportation==
{{stack|[[File:2022-10-16 14 56 10 View north along U.S. Route 13 (Chester Pike) between Pine Street and Lawrence Avenue in Collingdale, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.jpg|right|thumb|US 13 northbound in Collingdale]]}}
As of 2013 there were {{convert|16.34|mi}} of public roads in Collingdale, of which {{convert|3.28|mi}} were maintained by the [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT) and {{convert|13.06|mi}} were maintained by the borough.<ref name=PennDOTmap>{{cite web|url=https://gis.penndot.gov/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/23405.pdf|title=Collingdale Borough map|publisher=PennDOT|access-date=March 12, 2023}}</ref>

[[U.S. Route 13]] crosses the eastern corner of the borough.  MacDade Boulevard (running approximately northeast-southwest), Clifton Avenue, and Woodlawn Avenue (both northwest-southeast) are the principal streets.

[[File:Bartram Ave SEPTA station.JPG|thumb|Bartram Avenue SEPTA station]]
The [[SEPTA]] [[Media–Sharon Hill Line]] light rail line passes through the borough, with four stops in it. The bus route 113 passes thru on Macdade Blvd. The SEPTA [[Media/Wawa Line]] regional rail line passes nearby to the north; the closest stations are [[Clifton–Aldan station|Clifton-Aldan]] and [[Primos station|Primos]].<ref>Google Maps, [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Collingdale,+PA/@39.9147373,-75.2758344,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x89c6c3c74c2eadaf:0x352661c79d7214e0?hl=en Collingdale, PA]; accessed 2014.04.09.</ref>

==Landmarks==
[[File:Octavius Catto grave.jpg|thumb|[[Octavius Catto|Octavius Catto's]] grave in [[Eden Cemetery (Collingdale, Pennsylvania)|Eden Cemetery]]]]
A significant portion of Collingdale's area is made up of four cemeteries, three of which are active. [[Eden Cemetery (Collingdale, Pennsylvania)|Eden Cemetery]] is an African-American cemetery, where many notable persons are buried, including singer [[Marian Anderson]], physician [[Rebecca Cole]], and civil rights activist [[Octavius Catto]]. It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2010.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref> Har Zion Cemetery and Mt. Lebanon Cemetery are Jewish cemeteries. The fourth, an [[American Civil War]]–era cemetery, has been maintained by a local [[Veterans of Foreign Wars]] Post.{{citation needed|date = April 2014}}

==References==
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