Editing Upland, Pennsylvania

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'''Upland''' is a [[borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Delaware County, Pennsylvania]], United States. Upland is governed by an elected seven-member [[borough council]]. The population was 3,239 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4278712| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Upland borough, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=December 29, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213060157/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4278712| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> up from 2,974 at the 2000 census.

==Geography==
Upland is located in southern Delaware County at {{Coord|39|51|24|N|75|22|46|W|type:city}} (39.856762, -75.379429).<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> It is bordered to the west by [[Chester Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Chester Township]], to the north by the boroughs of [[Brookhaven, Pennsylvania|Brookhaven]] and [[Parkside, Pennsylvania|Parkside]], and to the northeast, east, and south by the city of [[Chester, Pennsylvania|Chester]]. [[Chester Creek]], a southeastward-flowing tributary of the [[Delaware River]], forms the southern boundary of the borough.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|1.68|km2|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==History==
[[File:History of Delaware county, Pennsylvania, from the discovery of the territory included within its limits to the present time, with a notice of the geology of the county, and catalogues of its (14563646288).jpg|thumb|left|An 1862 image of Upland Township]]
The first European settlers in this area were from the Swedish colony of [[New Sweden]]. They arrived in the area in 1643 and built a permanent settlement at [[Tinicum Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Tinicum Island]]. Although the name literally means "up land", it also reflects the Swedish province of [[Uppland]].

The settlement of Upland was built around the point where [[Chester Creek]] flows into the [[Delaware River]], which is part of the city of [[Chester, Pennsylvania|Chester]], formerly also called "Upland". The colonists had [[plantation]]s devoted to the cultivation of [[tobacco]] for export to Sweden. Upland was reflected on the early map of New Sweden made by Peter Lindstrom in 1654.<ref>[http://etc.usf.edu/maps/pages/8100/8118/8118.htm '' Narrative and Critical History of America (vol. 4)''  (Justin Winsor. Boston, MA: Houghton, Mifflin, and Company, 1884)]</ref><ref>[http://psabcontent.com/uplandboro/content/history.php''The History of Upland Borough'']</ref>

During this period, three governments were competing for colonial supremacy in the [[mid-Atlantic states|mid-Atlantic]] coastal area: the Dutch, the Swedish and the English. The Swedish settlement was incorporated into Dutch [[New Netherland]] on September 15, 1655. In 1664, the English captured New Netherland from the Dutch. In 1676, the [[Duke of York]]'s laws were promulgated as the rule of conduct on the Delaware River, and courts were established, one of which was the Upland.<ref>[http://www.westjerseyhistory.org/docs/upland/''Upland Court in Chester County'']</ref>

By the mid-1800s, the Upland Mills were built along Chester Creek in Upland by the wealthy textile manufacturer [[John Price Crozer]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ashmead |first1=Henry Graham |title=Historical Sketch of Chester, on Delaware |date=1883 |publisher=Republican Steam Printing House |location=Chester, Pennsylvania |page=320 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hPg_AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA |access-date=12 October 2018}}</ref>  The mills produced clothing for the US Army and other customers.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Brackney|first1=William H.|title=Congregation and Campus: Baptists in Higher Education|date=2008|publisher=Mercer University Press|location=Macon, Georgia|isbn=978-0-88146-130-5|page=277|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wq8w4rJ4Am8C|access-date=31 July 2017}}</ref>

The borough of Upland was founded May 24, 1869.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Ashmeade|first1=Henry Graham|title=History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania|date=1884|publisher=L.H. Everts & Co.|location=Philadelphia|page=427|url=https://archive.org/details/cu31924006215655|access-date=6 June 2017}}</ref>

[[File:OldMainUpland.JPG|alt=A large facade of a building|thumb|left|Old Main Building of the [[Crozer Theological Seminary]]]]
The [[John P. Crozer II Mansion]], [[George K. Crozer Mansion]], [[Caleb Pusey House]], [[Crozer Theological Seminary|Old Main of the Crozer Theological Seminary]], and [[Pusey-Crozier Mill Historic District]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref> The Pusey House is one of the [[List of the oldest buildings in the United States|oldest buildings in the United States]], completed in 1696, and one of the only extant buildings known to have been visited by [[William Penn]] (in addition to the [[Merion Friends Meeting House]]).

==Education==
Residents in Upland are zoned to the [[Chester-Upland School District]]. Main Street Elementary School is the elementary school in Upland.<ref>"[http://cusd.mainstreet.schoolfusion.us/modules/cms/pages.phtml?pageid=38974&sessionid=057a9e7a3a52d12fbff0c358093b67f9&sessionid=057a9e7a3a52d12fbff0c358093b67f9 Mailing Address]." ''Main Street Elementary School''. Retrieved on March 30, 2009.</ref> Residents are also zoned to Smedley Middle School and [[Chester High School (Pennsylvania)|Chester High School]].

[[Crozer Theological Seminary]] was a multi-denominational religious institution built in 1858 by the wealthy industrialist [[John Price Crozer]]. Its most famous student was [[Martin Luther King Jr.]], who graduated in 1951 with a Bachelor of Divinity degree.<ref>{{citation | last1=King | first1=Martin Luther Jr. | author-link = Martin Luther King Jr. | last2 = Carson | first2 = Clayborne | title = The autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. | url = http://mlk-kpp01.stanford.edu/index.php/kingpapers/article/the_autobiography_of_martin_luther_king_jr_contents/ | access-date = 2009-10-06 | year = 1998 | publisher = Warner Books | place = [[New York, New York]] | oclc = 39399036 | page = 62}}</ref>

In 1970, the school was moved to Rochester, New York in a merger that formed the [[Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School]].<ref>{{Citation | date = 1970-05-17 | title = BAPTIST SEMINARY PLANS TO MERGE; Crozer Theological to Join With School in Rochester | periodical =[[The New York Times]] | pages = 36 | url = http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10717FB395417768FDDAE0994DD405B808BF1D3 | issn = 0362-4331 | access-date = 2009-10-06 | first=George | last=Dugan}}</ref> The Old Main Building of the Crozer Theological Seminary was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1973.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp| title = National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania| publisher = CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System| format = Searchable database| access-date = 2018-01-28| archive-date = 2007-07-21| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070721014609/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp| url-status = dead}} ''Note:'' This includes {{cite web| url = {{NRHP-PA|H000708_01H.pdf}}| title = National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Old Main| access-date = 2012-01-06| author = Pennsylvania Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks| format = PDF| date= June 1972}}</ref> The seminary grounds are part of the [[Crozer Arboretum]] and the Old Main building is part of the [[Crozer-Chester Medical Center]].

==Demographics==
{{stack|{{US Census population
|1870= 1341
|1880= 2028
|1890= 2275
|1900= 2131
|1910= 2221
|1920= 2486
|1930= 2500
|1940= 2431
|1950= 4081
|1960= 4343
|1970= 3930
|1980= 3458
|1990= 3334
|2000= 2977
|2010= 3239
|2020= 3068
|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>
}}}}
As of 2010 census, the racial makeup of the borough was 51.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 41.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.8% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 2.4% 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 5.8% 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">{{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 2,977 people, 1,116 households, and 765 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|4,439.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,216 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,813.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 77.23% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 19.68% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.30% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.34% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.81% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.65% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.08% of the population.

There were 1,116 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 20.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.28.

In the borough, the population was spread out, with 28.7% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 89.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.3 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $28,869, and the median income for a family was $35,640. Males had a median income of $31,188 versus $26,723 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $15,391. About 20.1% of families and 25.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 46.3% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Transportation==
{{stack|[[File:2022-07-30 15 11 34 View north along Interstate 95 (Delaware Expressway) at Exit 6 (Pennsylvania State Route 352, Pennsylvania State Route 320, Edgmont Avenue, Avenue of the States) in Upland, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.jpg|thumb|[[Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania|I-95]] North in Upland]]}}
As of 2014, there were {{convert|9.88|mi}} of public roads in Upland, of which {{convert|2.38|mi}} were maintained by the [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT) and {{convert|7.50|mi}} were maintained by the borough.<ref name=PennDOTmap>{{cite web|url=https://gis.penndot.gov/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/23426.pdf|title=Upland Borough map|publisher=PennDOT|access-date=March 12, 2023}}</ref>

[[Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania|Interstate 95]] is the main highway serving Upland; portions of Interchange 6 are located within the borough.

== Points of interest ==
[[File:Caleb Pusey f.JPG|thumb|The Caleb Pusey house is the oldest existing structure known to have been visited by [[William Penn]]]]
* [[Caleb Pusey House]]
* [[Crozer Arboretum]]
* [[Crozer-Chester Medical Center|Crozer Chester Medical Center]]
* [[Crozer Theological Seminary]]
* [[John P. Crozer II Mansion]]
* [[Upland Baptist Church]]

== Notable people ==
*[[Clarence D. Bell]], former Pennsylvania State Senator
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*[[Danny Murtaugh]], [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] player and manager, died in Upland
*[[John Price Crozer]], textile manufacturer and philanthropist
*[[John K. Hagerty]], former Pennsylvania State Representative
* [[Heather Lind]], actress, ''[[Boardwalk Empire]]'' and ''[[Turn (TV series)|TURN]]''
*[[George Plafker]], geologist and seismologist

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Other sources==
* Jordan, John W. ''A History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania'' (Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York.  1914)
* Ward, Christopher  L.  ''New Sweden on the Delaware''  (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1938)
* Armstrong, Edward; William H. Denny ''The Record of the Court at Upland, in Pennsylvania. 1676 to 1681'' (Kessinger Pub Company. 2007) {{ISBN|0-548-29249-3}}

==External links==
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* [http://uplandboro.org/ Upland Borough official website]

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