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Population (year 2000): 31,282. Estimated
population in July 2005: 30,689 (-1.9% change)
Males: 15,231 (48.7%), Females: 16,051 (51.3%)
Montgomery County
Zip codes:
19401,
19403.
Median resident age: 33.7 years
Median household income: $35,714 (year 2000)
Median house value: $85,400 (year 2000)
Races in Norristown:
- White Non-Hispanic (49.4%)
- Black (34.8%)
- Hispanic (10.5%)
- Other race (4.6%)
- Two or more races (3.1%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Vietnamese (0.8%)
- Asian Indian (0.7%)
- Chinese (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Italian (16.6%), Irish (12.3%),
German (9.8%), English (4.7%), Polish (3.3%), United States
(2.2%).
Elevation: 179 feet
Land area: 3.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Norristown
- High school or higher: 71.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
- Unemployed: 7.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Norristown borough
- Never married: 39.0%
- Now married: 39.5%
- Separated: 3.5%
- Widowed: 7.9%
- Divorced: 10.0%
10.2% Foreign born (5.8% Latin America, 2.6%
Asia, 1.3% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +727 (+2.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Norristown:
- MERCY SUBURBAN HOSPITAL (2701 DEKALB PIKE)
- MONTGOMERY CO MH/MR EMERG SERV (BLDG 16
STANBRIDGE STERIGERE ST)
- MONTGOMERY HOSPITAL (POWELL & FORNANCE
STREETS)
- NORRISTOWN STATE HOSPITAL (1001 STERIGERE
STREET)
- VALLEY FORGE MED CENTER & HOSPITAL (1033 W
GERMANTOWN PIKE)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Norristown:
- PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 19 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA;
ID: PHL)
- NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 36 miles; WILMINGTON, DE;
ID: ILG)
- LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 37 miles;
ALLENTOWN, PA; ID: ABE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Norristown:
- VALLEY FORGE BICENTENNIAL (about 5 miles;
NORRISTOWN, PA; ID: 0P0)
- WINGS FIELD (about 7 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; ID:
LOM)
- PERKIOMEN VALLEY (about 8 miles; COLLEGEVILLE, PA;
ID: N10)
Amtrak stations near Norristown:
- 9 miles: ARDMORE (STATION RD. & LANCASTER AVE.).
Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for car
rental service, call for taxi service, public transit
connection.
- 12 miles: PAOLI (LANCASTER PIKE & S. VALLEY RD.).
Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, ATM, paid short-term
parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental
service, call for taxi service, public transit
connection.
- 16 miles: NORTH PHILADELPHIA (PHILADELPHIA, 2900 N.
BROAD ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair
accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, paid short-term parking, paid
long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit
connection.
Colleges/Universities in Norristown:
- GORDON PHILLIPS SCHOOL OF BEAUTY CULTURE
(Full-time enrollment: 28; Location: 108 W GERMANTOWN
PKE HILLCREST PLZ; Private, for-profit; Website:
WWW.EMPIREBEAUTY.COM)
- MONTGOMERY HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF NURSING ANESTHESIA
(Location: POWELL AND FORNANCE ST; Private,
not-for-profit; Offers Master's degree)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Norristown:
- MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 6 miles;
BLUE BELL, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,097)
- VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; VILLANOVA, PA;
FT enrollment: 8,547)
- EASTERN COLLEGE (about 6 miles; ST DAVIDS, PA; FT
enrollment: 2,456)
- BEAVER COLLEGE (about 13 miles; GLENSIDE, PA; FT
enrollment: 2,016)
- SAINT JOSEPHS UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles;
PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,115)
- PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles;
PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,714)
- DELAWARE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles;
MEDIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,248)
Public high schools in Norristown:
- NORRISTOWN AREA HS (Students: 1,904; Grades:
09 - 12)
- METHACTON HS (Students: 1,592; Grades: 09 -
12)
Private high schools in Norristown:
- KENNEDY KENRICK CATHOLIC HIGH (Students: 596;
Location: 250 E JOHNSON HIGHWAY; Grades: 9 - 12)
- THE PATHWAY SCHOOL (Students: 180; Location:
162 EGYPT ROAD; Grades: KG - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Norristown:
- PENNSYLVANIA VIRTUAL CS (Students: 3,330;
Grades: KG - 07)
- ARCOLA INTRMD SCH (Students: 1,306; Grades:
06 - 08)
- EISENHOWER MS (Students: 757; Grades: KG -
12)
- STEWART MS (Students: 670; Grades: 06 - 08)
- MARSHALL STREET EL SCH (Students: 648;
Grades: KG - 05)
- PAUL V FLY EL SCH (Students: 587; Grades: KG
- 05)
- WHITEHALL EL SCH (Students: 550; Grades: KG -
05)
- HANCOCK EL SCH (Students: 486; Grades: KG -
05)
- WOODLAND EL SCH (Students: 462; Grades: KG -
05)
- COLE MANOR EL SCH (Students: 440; Grades: KG
- 05)
Biggest private primary/middle schools in Norristown:
- VISITATION B V M SCHOOL (Students: 789;
Location: NORTH TROOPER RD RD 1; Grades: PK - 8)
- PENN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 367;
Location: 50 W GERMANTOWN PIKE; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST TITUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 357;
Location: 3000 EAST KEENWOOD RD; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI SCHOOL (Students: 335;
Location: 601 BUTTONWOOD STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST TERESA OF AVILA SCHOOL (Students: 233;
Location: 2550 S PARKVIEW DRIVE; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 223;
Location: 351 EAST JOHNSON HWY; Grades: PK - 8)
- CHESTERBROOK ACADEMY (Students: 136;
Location: 1001 SURREY LANE; Grades: PK - KG)
- CALVARY BAPTIST CHILD CARE CEN (Students: 72;
Location: 801 W. MARSHALL ST.; Grades: PK - KG)
- JEFFERSONVILLE COUNTRY DAY SCH (Students: 60;
Location: 1770 WEST MAIN ST; Grades: PK - KG)
- LITTLE PEOPLE SCHOOL VLY FORGE (Students: 58;
Location: 2425 BLVD OF GENERAL; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Norristown:
- MONT CO-NORRISTOWN PUB LIB (Operating income:
$4,489,842; Location: 1001 POWELL ST; 477,052 books;
21,463 audio materials; 10,306 video materials; 1,134
serial subscriptions)
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