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Population (year 2000): 5,985. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,852 (-2.2% change)
Males: 2,900 (48.5%), Females: 3,085 (51.5%)
Delaware County
Zip code:
19074
Median resident age: 36.2 years
Median household income: $47,043 (year 2000)
Median house value: $99,000 (year 2000)
Races in Norwood:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.0%)
- Black (1.1%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: Irish (40.0%), German (21.1%),
Italian (20.2%), English (14.0%), Polish (7.2%), United States
(5.1%).
Elevation: 79 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Norwood
- High school or higher: 85.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
- Unemployed: 4.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Norwood borough
- Never married: 30.8%
- Now married: 51.5%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 7.7%
- Divorced: 8.7%
1.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -182 (-3.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Norwood:
- KINDRED HOSPITAL - DELAWARE COUNTY (about 3 miles;
DARBY, PA)
- MERCY FITZGERALD HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; DARBY, PA)
- DELAWARE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles;
DREXEL HILL, PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Norwood:
- PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 5 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA;
ID: PHL)
- NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 26 miles; WILMINGTON, DE;
ID: ILG)
- TRENTON MERCER (about 44 miles; TRENTON, NJ; ID:
TTN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Norwood:
- PHILADELPHIA (about 3 miles; ESSINGTON, PA; ID: 9N2)
- PENN'S LANDING (about 12 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA;
ID: P72)
- SPITFIRE AERODROME (about 13 miles; PEDRICKTOWN, NJ;
ID: 7N7)
Amtrak stations near Norwood:
- 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.
- 10 miles: PHILADELPHIA (30TH & MARKET STS.).
Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible,
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid
long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public
transit connection.
- 13 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 with over 2000 students nearest to
Norwood:
- WIDENER UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 7 miles;
CHESTER, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,646)
- DELAWARE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles;
MEDIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,248)
- SAINT JOSEPHS UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles;
PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,115)
- UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 9 miles;
PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 19,324)
- DREXEL UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA;
FT enrollment: 10,823)
- ART INSTITUTE OF PHILADELPHIA (about 10 miles;
PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,138)
- MCP HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles;
PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,198)
Public primary/middle school in Norwood:
- NORWOOD SCH (Students: 623; Grades: 01 - 08)
Private primary/middle schools in Norwood:
- ST GABRIEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 417;
Location: 233 MOHAWK AVENUE; Grades: KG - 8)
- ARCHBISHOP RYAN SCHOOL FOR CHI (Students: 67;
Location: 233 MOHAWK AVE; Grades: PK - KG)
- INTERBORO KINDERSCHOOL (Students: 62;
Location: 232 CHESTER PIKE; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Norwood:
- NORWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$117,926; Location: 513 WELCOME AVE; 18,632 books; 53
audio materials; 297 video materials; 51 serial
subscriptions)
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