Colwyn, Pennsylvania

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| leader_name = Maurice J. Clark Sr.

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Colwyn is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,546 at the 2010 census.{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4215432| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Colwyn borough, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=December 23, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213063926/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4215432| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}

Geography

Colwyn is located along the eastern border of Delaware County at {{Coord|39|54|47|N|75|15|12|W|type:city}} (39.913062, -75.253409),{{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}} where Darby Creek and Cobbs Creek intersect. It is bordered to the north by the borough of Darby, to the west by Sharon Hill, to the south by Darby Township, and to the east by Philadelphia.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of {{convert|0.67|km2|order=flip}}, all land.

Transportation

{{stack|File:2022-10-24 13 42 28 View south along South Fourth Street at Thatcher Avenue in Colwyn, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.jpg}}

As of 2008, there were {{convert|3.96|mi}} of public roads in Colwyn, all of which were maintained by the borough.{{cite web|url=https://gis.penndot.gov/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/23406.pdf|title=Colwyn Borough map|publisher=PennDOT|access-date=March 12, 2023}}

No numbered highways serve Colwyn directly. Fourth Street is the longest street within borough limits.

The Darby station on the SEPTA Wilmington/Newark Line is on Pine Street in Darby, just west of the Colwyn border.

Demographics

{{US Census population

|1900= 1226

|1910= 1584

|1920= 1859

|1930= 2064

|1940= 2202

|1950= 2143

|1960= 3074

|1970= 3169

|1980= 2841

|1990= 2613

|2000= 2453

|2010= 2546

|2020= 2474

|footnote={{cite web |title=Census 2020|url=https://pasdc.hbg.psu.edu/Portals/48/Features/CountyAndMunicipalPopulationChange_2010to2020.xlsx?ver=2021-08-24-080135-920}}{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:42&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}

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=2020 census=

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|+Colwyn borough, Pennsylvania – Racial and ethnic composition
{{nobold|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.}}

!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)

!Pop 2000{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Colwyn borough, Delaware County, Pennsylvania |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=060XX00US4204515432&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}

!Pop 2010{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Colwyn borough, Delaware County, Pennsylvania |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=060XX00US4204515432&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}

!{{partial|Pop 2020}}{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Colwyn borough, Delaware County, Pennsylvania |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=060XX00US4204515432&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}

!% 2000

!% 2010

!{{partial|% 2020}}

White alone (NH)

|1,041

|395

|style='background: #ffffe6; |225

|42.44%

|15.51%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |9.09%

Black or African American alone (NH)

|1,262

|2,024

|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,052

|51.45%

|79.50%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |82.94%

Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0

|0.12%

|0.04%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%

Asian alone (NH)

|24

|19

|style='background: #ffffe6; |21

|0.98%

|0.75%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.85%

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0

|0.00%

|0.04%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%

Other race alone (NH)

|13

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0

|0.53%

|0.20%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%

Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)

|70

|59

|style='background: #ffffe6; |114

|2.85%

|2.32%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.61%

Hispanic or Latino (any race)

|40

|42

|style='background: #ffffe6; |62

|1.63%

|1.65%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.51%

Total

|2,453

|2,546

|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,474

|100.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%

=2010 census=

As of 2010 census, the racial makeup of the borough was 15.9% White, 80.1% African American, 0.7% Asian, 0.6% from other races, and 2.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.6% of the population. 25.7% of the borough's population was foreign-born, mostly African-born.[https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=CF]{{dead link|date=July 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

Budgetary disarray

The borough government is in financial difficulty{{when|date=March 2023}}. In May 2015, it was declared to be "financially distressed" by the state. With an annual budget of about two million dollars, the borough is more than one million dollars in debt.

The local district attorney has seized{{when|date=March 2023}} financial records, although at least some from 2011, 2012, and 2013 cannot be accounted for.{{cite news|last1=McCabe|first1=Caitlin|title=It's official: Troubled Delco town 'distressed'|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20150507_It_s_official__Trouble_Delco_town__distressed_.html|access-date=7 May 2015|website=The Philadelphia Inquirer|date=6 May 2015}}

The local tax rate is very high{{clarify|date=March 2023}}; press reports{{which|date=March 2023}} indicate it to be five times higher than in richer regional towns. No new buildings have been built in Colwyn since 2007.{{cite news|last1=McCabe|title=Colwyn: Can this town be saved?|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20150525_Colwyn__Can_this_town_be_saved_.html|access-date=26 May 2015|website=Philadelphia Daily News|date=25 May 2015}}

Education

William Penn School District serves Colwyn.{{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}} The district was created in 1972; prior to that year, Colwyn was in the Darby-Colwyn School District.{{cite news|last=Hilferty|first=John|title=East Lansdowne's Heart Big|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|place=Philadelphia|date=1972-11-05|pages=1 N-W, N-W}} - [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/134708993/ Clipping of first] and [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/134709022/ of second page] at Newspapers.com.