Editing Woodlyn, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US}}
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| name                    = Woodlyn, Pennsylvania
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| image_caption           = Leiper Presbyterian Church
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| subdivision_name1       = Pennsylvania
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| subdivision_name2       = [[Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Delaware]]
| subdivision_type3       = Township
| subdivision_name3       = [[Ridley Township, Pennsylvania|Ridley]]
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| population_total        = 9485
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| postal_code             = 19094
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| area_code               = [[Area codes 610 and 484|610 and 484]]
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'''Woodlyn''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Delaware County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 9,485 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/G001/1600000US4286288| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Woodlyn CDP, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=January 4, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213085438/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4286288| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> down from 10,036 at the 2000 census. It is a part of [[Ridley Township, Pennsylvania|Ridley Township]], and children residing within the community generally attend schools in the [[Ridley School District]]. Woodlyn is served by the Woodlyn Fire Co. for fire, rescue and EMS services.

==Geography==
[[File:Baltimore and Ohio Railroad station in Woodlyn, Pennsylvania (1912).jpg|thumb|left|[[Baltimore and Ohio Railroad]] station in Woodlyn, 1912]]
Woodlyn is located in the western part of Ridley Township.  It is bordered to the northeast by the [[Folsom, Pennsylvania|Folsom]] part of Ridley Township, to the east by the borough of [[Ridley Park, Pennsylvania|Ridley Park]], to the south by the borough of [[Eddystone, Pennsylvania|Eddystone]], to the southwest by the city of [[Chester, Pennsylvania|Chester]], to the west by [[Nether Providence Township, Pennsylvania|Nether Providence Township]], and to the north by [[Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Springfield Township]] and the borough of [[Swarthmore, Pennsylvania|Swarthmore]]. [[Interstate 476]] (the Blue Route) and [[Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania|Interstate 95]] intersect in the southern part of Woodlyn. [[Center City, Philadelphia]], is {{convert|14|mi}} to the northeast via I-95.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Woodlyn CDP has a total area of {{convert|4.3|km2|order=flip}}, all  land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 2000=10036
| 2010=9485
| 2020=9685
| footnote=source:<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html
|title=CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING (1790–2000)
|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]
|access-date=2010-07-17
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Census 2020 |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/woodlyncdppennsylvania/PST045219}}</ref>
}}
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 10,036 people, 3,960 households, and 2,637 families in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|6,100.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 4,132 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,511.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the CDP was 87.88% White, 9.15% African American, 0.15% Native American, 1.18% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.34% from other races, and 1.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.38%.<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>

There were 3,960 households, 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.4% were married couples living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.4% were non-families. 28.9% of households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.16.

The age distribution was 25.6% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.3 males.

The median household income was $42,639 and the median family income  was $49,590. Males had a median income of $40,066 versus $28,163 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $20,899. About 8.9% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 17.4% of those under age 18 and 12.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The school district is the [[Ridley School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42045_delaware/DC20SD_C42045.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Delaware County, PA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2023-11-05}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Rocco J. Carzo]], football coach
* [[George Trosley]], cartoonist

==References==
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{{Delaware County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Delaware County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Pennsylvania]]