Lower North Philadelphia | |
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 Lower North Philadelphia at Montgomery Avenue and 18th Street | |
 Map ofPhiladelphia County withNorth Philadelphia highlighted.Click for larger image | |
| Country |  United States of America |
| State |  Pennsylvania |
| County |  Philadelphia |
| City | Philadelphia |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.3 sq mi (6.0 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 59,250 |
| • Density | 14,736/sq mi (5,690/km2) |
| ZIP code | 19121, 19122, 19123, 19130, 19133 |
Lower North Philadelphia is a section ofPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania, that is immediately north ofCenter City and belowUpper North Philadelphia and can be described as a section of Philadelphia that was designated as a "Model City" target, that has overcome poverty and blight through key developments and a recipient of a federal funded program in 1966 to improve the neighborhood and extend the Center City district north of City Hall.[1] It also contains theLower North Philadelphia Speculative Housing Historic District along Cecil B. Moore Avenue.
Lower North Philadelphia consists of theBrewerytown,Cecil B. Moore,Cabot,Fairhill,Francisville,Hartranft,Ludlow,North Central,Poplar,Sharswood,Spring Garden, South Lehigh,Stanton,Strawberry Mansion,Yorktown,Fairmount andNorthern Liberties neighborhoods.
The demographics of Lower North Philadelphia shows that the area has a population density of 14,736 people per mile with an average household size of 3 and 30% of households had children. There is an 18% annual residential turnover rate with 42% of residents staying for more than 5 years, with an average of 5 years of residency.[2]
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