Editing Jenkintown, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{distinguish|Jenkins Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania}}
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'''Jenkintown''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania]], United States. It is approximately {{cvt|10|mi}} north of [[Center City, Philadelphia|Center City Philadelphia]].

==History==
The community was named for William Jenkins, a Welsh pioneer settler.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.visitphilly.com/areas/montgomery-county/jenkintown/|title=Jenkintown|date=September 25, 2022|website=Visit Pennsylvania}}</ref>

The borough was settled in about 1697 and incorporated on December 8, 1874, when approximately {{convert|248|acre|km2}} was taken from Abington Township. Today, the Borough is approximately {{Convert|0.58|sqmi}} and is home to 4,500 residents.

Elements of the British army passed through Jenkintown en route to the [[Battle of White Marsh]] in early December 1777.

From the mid-1950s until the early 1980s, Jenkintown was a major retail hub for the northern suburbs of Philadelphia.<ref name="avenue-of-shops">{{cite book |author1=Old York Historical Society |title=Abington, Jenkintown, and Rockledge |date=2000 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |isbn=978-0-7385-0473-5 |pages=38–39 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Hb4iWvyYLQIC&pg=PA39 |access-date=8 November 2023 |language=en |quote=The Avenue of Shops was a series of small shops, anchored at the northern end by Bonwit Teller, which was built and opened in 1955. Along with the presence of the Strawbridge & Clothier and John Wanamaker stores nearby, the Avenue of Shops helped make Jenkintown a shopping mecca for the approximately 15 years it was in existence. On June 1, 1971, Federated Department Stores leased the site and announced that the first Bloomingdale's store in Pennsylvania would open within a year. A second story was added for the entire length of the structure, and the store occupied the whole complex. In August 1982, Bloomingdale's moved to the new Willow Grove Park Mall, and the building was sold to the Nutrisystems Corporation. Later, Zany Brainy occupied the corner store, and the remainder of the building was devoted to professional offices.}}</ref>

==Geography==
Jenkintown is located just outside Philadelphia along the [[Pennsylvania Route 611|Route 611]] corridor between [[Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Abington]] and [[Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania|Cheltenham]] Townships.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|0.6|sqmi|km2}}, all land.  Jenkintown is surrounded by Abington Township to the north, west, and east, and borders [[Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania|Cheltenham Township]] to the south.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1880= 810
|1890= 1609
|1900= 2091
|1910= 2968
|1920= 3366
|1930= 4797
|1940= 5024
|1950= 5130
|1960= 5017
|1970= 5404
|1980= 4942
|1990= 4574
|2000= 4478
|2010= 4422
|2020= 4719
|footnote=<ref>{{cite web |title=Census 2020|url=https://pasdc.hbg.psu.edu/Portals/48/Features/CountyAndMunicipalPopulationChange_2010to2020.xlsx?ver=2021-08-24-080135-920}}</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>
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As of the 2010 census, the borough was 87.5% White, 5.7% Black or African American, 2.0% Asian, and 1.8% were two or more races. 3.0% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/profile/PA#locality-tab |title=Archived copy |website=[[USA Today]] |access-date=2017-09-01 |archive-date=2012-02-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215053518/http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/profile/PA#locality-tab |url-status=dead }}</ref>

As of the [[census]]<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> of 2000, there were 4,478 people, 2,035 households, and 1,088 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|7,844.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,085 housing units at an average density of {{convert|3,652.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 93.61% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.00% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.04% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.94% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.49% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.89% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 1.30% of the population.

There were 2,035 households, out of which 24.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.5% were non-families. 40.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 3.08.

The age distribution of the borough's population is 22.9% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 21.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 78.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.2 males.

The [[median household income|median income]] for a household in the borough was $47,743, and the median income for a family was $72,902. Males had a median income of $41,970 versus $35,625 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $29,834. About 1.9% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.6% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.

==Arts and culture==
The [[Jenkins' Town Lyceum Building]], [[Jenkintown-Wyncote station]], and [[Strawbridge and Clothier Store]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

[[WPHI-FM]] (103.9), the FM simulcast of [[all news]] radio station [[KYW (AM)|KYW]] (1060) in Philadelphia, is [[city of license|licensed]] to Jenkintown and does regularly cover events in the community.

==Government==
{| class="wikitable"  style="float:right; font-size:90%;"
|+ '''Presidential election 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]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2020|2020]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|19.7% ''619''
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|'''79.1%''' ''2,481''
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2016|2016]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|20.6% ''563''
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|'''74.9%''' ''2,052''
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2012|2012]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|27.1% ''724''
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|'''71.4%''' ''1,905''
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2008|2008]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|25.1% ''708''
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|'''73.8%''' ''2,079''
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2004|2004]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|28.6% ''832''
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|'''71.0%''' ''2,068''
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2000|2000]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|29.9% ''791''
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|'''65.7%''' ''1,734''
|}
[[File:Jenkintown Borough Hall 01.JPG|thumb|Jenkintown Borough Hall]]

Jenkintown has a [[city manager]] form of government with a [[mayor]] and a twelve-member borough council.  The current mayor is Gabriel Lerman.  Jay Conners is the president of the borough council, and Christian Soltysiak is vice president.

The borough is part of the [[Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district|Fourth Congressional District]], represented by [[Madeleine Dean]]. At the state level, Jenkintown is part of the [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 154|Pennsylvania's 154th Representative District]], represented by [[Napoleon Nelson]], and the [[Pennsylvania Senate, District 4|4th Senatorial District]], represented by [[Arthur L. Haywood III]]. All are [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]]. Jenkintown, like its surroundings of [[Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Abington]] and [[Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania|Cheltenham]] and their included towns, votes overwhelmingly Democratic.

==Education==
The [[Jenkintown School District]] includes Jenkintown Elementary School and Jenkintown Middle/High School. The district has an enrollment of over 700 students.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jenkintowndrakes.org/about-us/|title=About Us|date=May 13, 2015|website=The School District of Jenkintown}}</ref>

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
====Highways and roads====
[[File:2022-10-29 11 05 36 View south along Pennsylvania State Route 611 (Old York Road) just south of Washington Lane along the border of Jenkintown and Abington Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.jpg|thumb|[[Pennsylvania Route 611|PA 611]] southbound leaving Jenkintown]]
[[File:PA 611 NB approaching Greenwood Avenue Jenkintown.jpg|thumb|Old York Road, part of [[Pennsylvania Route 611|PA 611]], northbound in Jenkintown]]

As of 2017 there were {{convert|12.30|mi}} of public roads in Jenkintown, of which {{convert|1.50|mi}} were maintained by the [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT) and {{convert|10.80|mi}} were maintained by the borough.<ref name=PennDOTmap>{{cite web|url=https://gis.penndot.gov/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/46410.pdf|title=Jenkintown Borough map|publisher=PennDOT|access-date=March 10, 2023}}</ref>

[[Pennsylvania Route 611|PA Route 611]] heads north–south through Jenkintown along [[Old York Road]], heading south to [[Philadelphia]] and north to [[Willow Grove, Pennsylvania|Willow Grove]], where it has an interchange with the [[Pennsylvania Turnpike]] and [[Doylestown, Pennsylvania|Doylestown]]. [[Pennsylvania Route 73|PA Route 73]] passes east–west along the southern edge of Jenkintown along Washington Lane and Township Line Road, heading west to [[Wyncote, Pennsylvania|Wyncote]] and east to [[Northeast Philadelphia]]. Greenwood Avenue runs east–west through the center of Jenkintown, heading west to Wyncote.<ref name=adcmontgomery>{{cite map|publisher=[[ADC Map]]|title=Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |year=2006|edition=18th|scale= 1"=2000'|isbn=0-87530-775-2}}</ref>

====Trains and buses====
[[File:SEPTA 290 at Jenkintown, November 2013.jpg|thumb|[[Jenkintown-Wyncote station]] of [[SEPTA Regional Rail]]]]
The [[Jenkintown-Wyncote station]] is one of [[SEPTA]]'s major [[SEPTA Regional Rail|Regional Rail]] stops; the [[Lansdale/Doylestown Line]], [[Warminster Line]], and [[West Trenton Line (SEPTA)|West Trenton Line]] regional rail services all stop there.<ref name=septamap/> Jenkintown-Wyncote station is the busiest SEPTA Regional Rail station outside the city of Philadelphia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.septa.org/reports/pdf/asp15.pdf |title=SEPTA (May 2014). ''Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan.'' p. 61 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812142611/http://www.septa.org/reports/pdf/asp15.pdf |archive-date=2014-08-12 }}&nbsp;{{small|(539&nbsp;KB)}}</ref> The Jenkintown-Wyncote station building with its Queen Anne-style architecture was designed by famous Philadelphia architect [[Horace Trumbauer]]. SEPTA provides [[SEPTA City Bus|City Bus]] service to Jenkintown along [[SEPTA Route 55|Route 55]], which follows PA 611 south to [[Olney Transportation Center]] in [[North Philadelphia]] and north to Willow Grove and Doylestown, and [[SEPTA Route 77|Route 77]], which heads west to the [[Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia|Chestnut Hill]] section of Philadelphia and east to [[Northeast Philadelphia]].<ref name=septamap>{{cite map|title=SEPTA Official Transit & Street Map Suburban|publisher=SEPTA|url=http://www.septa.org/maps/region/pdf/suburb.pdf|access-date=May 2, 2016|archive-date=April 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407161615/http://septa.org/maps/region/pdf/suburb.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Fire department===
The Jenkintown Fire Department consists of two fire companies founded more than 125 years ago. The Jenkintown Fire Department is a [[volunteer fire department|volunteer department]] consisting of the Pioneer Fire Company #1 and the Independent Fire Company #2. The Pioneer Company was organized in 1884 and the Independent Company was organized in 1889, an artifact of the historical split between Catholics and Protestants in the population of the borough. The two fire companies have a total membership of approximately 150, with 50 members composing the active firefighting crew.{{cn|date=February 2025}}

==Notable people==
* [[Bryan Cohen]], American-Israeli basketball player
*[[Bradley Cooper]], actor and filmmaker<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/jnCiUYpPvjM Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20190930024051/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnCiUYpPvjM&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnCiUYpPvjM| title = Going home with Bradley Cooper | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
*[[Lawrence Curry]], educator and politician
*[[Adam F. Goldberg]], television and film producer; creator of [[The Goldbergs (2013 TV series)|''The Goldbergs'']], which is set in Jenkintown
*[[David Hungerford]], cancer researcher, lived and died in Jenkintown
*[[Mary Frances Lovell]], writer, humanitarian, and temperance reformer
*[[George Low Jr.]], professional golfer 
*[[George Low Sr.]], professional golfer
*[[Carol Polis]], professional boxing judge
*[[Ezra Pound]], poet and critic<ref>Neil Stook, ''The Life of Ezra Pound'' (2011), page 5</ref>
*[[Max Ritter]], Olympic swimmer 
*[[Lessing J. Rosenwald]], former chairman and president of [[Sears]]
*[[Allyson Schwartz]], politician
*[[Horace Trumbauer]], architect during the American Gilded Age<ref>{{cite news | date = September 23, 2021 | title = MAIN LINE HISTORY: Architect Horace Trumbauer's mansions | url = https://www.mainlinemedianews.com/2012/06/21/main-line-history-architect-horace-trumbauers-mansions/ | work = Main Line}}</ref>

==In popular culture==
The television [[sitcom]] ''[[The Goldbergs (2013 TV series)|The Goldbergs]]'' is set in Jenkintown; it is based on the 1980s childhood of show creator [[Adam F. Goldberg]], a Jenkintown native.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
* [http://www.jenkintownboro.com/ Borough of Jenkintown]

{{Geographic location
| Centre    = Jenkintown, PA
| North     = [[Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Abington Township]]<br />[[Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Abington]]
| Northeast = [[Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Abington Township]]<br />[[Rydal, Pennsylvania|Rydal]]
| East      = [[Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Abington Township]]<br />[[Hollywood, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Hollywood]]
| Southeast = [[Rockledge, Pennsylvania|Rockledge]]
| South     = [[Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania|Cheltenham Township]]<br />[[Elkins Park, Pennsylvania|Elkins Park]]
| Southwest = [[Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania|Cheltenham Township]]<br />[[Wyncote, Pennsylvania|Wyncote]]
| West      = [[Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania|Cheltenham Township]]<br />[[Wyncote, Pennsylvania|Wyncote]]
| Northwest = [[Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania|Cheltenham Township]]<br />[[Glenside, Pennsylvania|Glenside]]
}}
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[[Category:Boroughs in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1697]]