Parkside, Pennsylvania
{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
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| motto = "Small but Strong!"
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Mayor Kim Roman
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| leader_name = Kimberly Roman
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| postal_code = 19015
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Parkside is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,328 at the 2010 census.{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4258176| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Parkside borough, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=December 28, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213052814/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4258176| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}
Geography
Parkside is in southern Delaware County, bordered to the east by Chester, to the south by Upland, and to the west by Brookhaven.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of {{convert|0.53|km2|order=flip}}, all land.
Transportation
As of 2008, there were {{convert|4.56|mi}} of public roads in Parkside, of which {{convert|0.50|mi}} were maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and {{convert|4.06|mi}} were maintained by the borough.{{cite web|url=https://gis.penndot.gov/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/23418.pdf|title=Parkside Borough map|publisher=PennDOT|access-date=March 12, 2023}}
Pennsylvania Route 352 (Edgmont Avenue) is the main road through the borough, leading southeast {{Convert|2|mi|0}} to Interstate 95 and the center of Chester and northwest {{convert|4|mi|0}} to U.S. Route 1 near Media.
Demographics
{{US Census population
|1920= 374
|1930= 1497
|1940= 1579
|1950= 1637
|1960= 2426
|1970= 2343
|1980= 2464
|1990= 2369
|2000= 2267
|2010= 2328
|2020= 2321
|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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As of Census 2010, the racial makeup of the borough was 80.5% White, 12.9% African American, 0.8% Native American, 2.4% Asian, 0.9% from other races, and 2.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.5% of the population [https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html].
As of the census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}} of 2000, there were 2,267 people, 869 households, and 604 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|10,897.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 918 housing units at an average density of {{convert|4,413.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 95.63% White, 2.43% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.35% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.76% of the population.
There were 869 households, out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.3% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.16.
In the borough the population was spread out, with 27.0% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 33.8% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.3 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $43,533, and the median income for a family was $48,958. Males had a median income of $40,668 versus $28,563 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $19,448. About 5.0% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.9% of those under age 18 and 14.5% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Parkside is a part of the Penn-Delco School District.
File:Parkside PA Fire Company.JPG|Fire company
File:Parkside PA Elementary School.JPG|Parkside Elementary School
File:Former Transformation Christian Parkside PA.JPG|Empty church
File:Vets Memorial Parkside PA.JPG|Veterans' memorial
References
External links
{{Commons category}}
- [http://www.parksideboro.com/ Borough of Parkside official website]
{{Delaware County, Pennsylvania}}
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Category:Populated places established in 1919